Occipital groove

Occipital groove
Bone: Occipital groove
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Left temporal bone. Outer surface. (Occipital groove labeled at bottom right.)
Latin sulcus arteriae occipitalis
Gray's subject #34 141

On the medial side of the mastoid process of the temporal bone is a deep groove, the mastoid notch (digastric fossa), for the attachment of the Digastricus; medial to this is a shallow furrow, the occipital groove, which lodges the occipital artery.

This article was originally based on an entry from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy. As such, some of the information contained within it may be outdated.

v · d · eBones of head and neck: the neurocranium of the skull (TA A02.1.01–07, GA 2.129–155)
Occipital
Other
Parietal
Frontal
Ethmoidal notch · Fossa for lacrimal gland · Trochlear fovea · Frontal sinus · Frontonasal duct
Temporal
Sphenoid
Surfaces
fossae (Pterygoid, Scaphoid) · pterygoid plates (Lateral, Medial) · Pterygoid canal · Hamulus
Other
Ethmoid
Plates
Surfaces
Ethmoid sinus · ethmoidal foramina (Posterior, Anterior)

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