Groove for the transverse sinus

Study entry

Description

A wide, horizontal groove on the inner surface of the occipital bone.

Relations

It marks the course of the transverse sinus.

Source: cap. 8, «Cráneo: fosas craneales» y tabla 8-2

Other structures in this region

• Squamous part of the frontal bone
• Orbital part of the frontal bone
• Glabella
• Superciliary arch
• Supraorbital margin
• Supraorbital foramen (notch)
• Frontal eminence
• Frontal crest