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"occipital condyles: articulate with the atlas (C1), permitting flexion and extension (nodding) with minimal lateral flexion. No rotation occurs at the atlanto-occipital joint."

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"Occiput is a noun referring to the back of the head, it is not a synonym for the occipital bone. The occipital bone is also known as "C0" because it joins the skull to the first cervical vertebra or C1, forming the atlantooccipital joint."

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"Kerckring ossicle/process"

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"Kerckring supraoccipital synchondrosis (between Kerckring ossicle and supraoccipital portions)"

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"Mendosal suture (remnant of the transverse occipital suture between interparietal and supraoccipital portions)"

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Expected headings

H1 Summary
H1 Gross anatomy
H2 Articulations
H2 Attachments
H3 Musculotendinous
H3 Ligamentous
H2 Relations / Boundaries
H1 Arterial supply
H1 Venous drainage
H1 Lymphatic drainage
H1 Innervation
H1 Histology
H1 Variant anatomy
H1 Radiographic features
H2 Plain radiograph
H2 Ultrasound
H2 CT
H2 MRI
H2 Nuclear medicine
H1 Development
H1 Clinical importance
H1 Related pathology
H1 History and etymology
H1 See also

"Terminology"

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"cruciate eminence divides the region into four fossa; the upper two contain the occipital lobes while the lower two contain the cerebellar hemispheres"

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"posterior intraoccipital synchondrosis (innominate synchondrosis; between supraoccipital and exoccipital portions)"

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"anterior intraoccipital synchondrosis (basiexoccipital synchondrosis; between basioccipital and exoccipital portions)"

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