- Jugular tubercle
Infobox Bone
Name = Jugular tubercle
Latin = tuberculum jugulare ossis occipitalis
GraySubject = 31
GrayPage = 131
Caption =Occipital bone . Outer surface. (Jugular tubercle not visible, buthypoglossal canal is visible at lower left.)
Caption2 = Base of theskull . Upper surface. (Jugular tubercle not visible, butoccipital bone is identified at bottom in blue, and jugular tubercle is to right offoramen magnum .)
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DorlandsPre = t_21
DorlandsSuf = 12828932
The upper surface of thelateral parts of occipital bone presents an oval eminence, the jugular tubercle, which overlies thehypoglossal canal and is sometimes crossed by an oblique groove for theglossopharyngeal ,vagus , andaccessory nerve s.External links
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* [http://www.med.wayne.edu/diagRadiology/Anatomy_Modules/axialpages/ST7a.html Diagram at wayne.edu]
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