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Nuchal plane
Occipital bone at birth.
Occipital bone. Outer surface.
Details
Identifiers
Latinplanum nuchale
Anatomical terms of bone

That part of the squama occipitalis which lies below the highest nuchal lines is termed the planum nuchale (or nuchal plane), is rough and irregular for the attachment of several muscles.

References

Public domain This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 130 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)


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