This is a study book for people learning osteology or anatomy. It features all the bones of the post-cranial skeleton, improving on some previous books with more detailed images of the bones of the feet. Each bone has their common features labelle...
The Occipital Bone forms the lower back and underside of your skull. It is made up of four parts that join together to form the Foramen Magnum which is where your spinal cord enters the brain: The Basilar - the part nearest the front of your face, this is the smallest section Two Laterals - these make up the sides of the Foramen Magnum The Squamous - this is the large part that makes up the whole lower back part of your skull While this is part of the cranium, the Atlas articulates with (has contact with) the Occipital Condyles.
Key Vocabulary: Foramen - Hole in the bone Magnum - Big Superior - Upper (not always bigger) Inferior - Lower (not always smaller) Crest - Sticks out in a sharp ridge Protuberance - Sticks out in a blunt manner Petrous - rock-like Suture - a point where two or more cranial bones meet, these will often fully fuse later in life Condyle - an area where another bone articulates with this bone Line - a line of bone that sticks out slightly
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