To identify: The occipital bone in the given diagram.
Introduction: The skull contains 22 bones in which 8 bones are cranial bones that form braincase and 14 bones are facial bones that form the face and other associated bones.
Answer to Problem 1CRQ
Pictorial representation: Fig.1 represents the occipital bone.
Fig. 1: Occipital bone.
Explanation of Solution
The occipital bone is a trapezoidal shaped bone and is one of the cranial bones that contribute to the lateral, posterior, and inferior surfaces of the cranium. The jugular foramen is located between the temporal bone and the occipital bone. The hypophyseal canal in the occipital bone permits the hypophyseal nerve passage in the skull.
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