Internal occipital protuberance

Study entry

Description

The prominence in which the internal occipital crest ends.

Relations

It is related to the confluence of the venous sinuses of the dura mater.

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