Occipital Bone

What does the occipital bone form

The skulls posterior wall and base

What does the occipital bones articulate with

Anteriorly with the paired parietal bones and temporal bones via the lambdoidal suture and ocipitomastoid suture

What does the basilar part of the occipital bone join with

The sphenoid bone

What does the posterior cranial fossa support

The cerebellum and brainstem

How does the inferior part of the brain connect to the spinal cord

The foramen magnum

What articulates to allow for the head to nod yes

The occipital condyle articulate with the first vertebrae of the spinal column

What passes through the hypoglossal canal

Cranial nerve 12

What is the bump on the back of your head

External occipital protuberance

What is the ligamentum nuchae

A sheet like elastic ligament that connects the vertebrae of the neck to the skull

What does the superior nuchal line mark

The upper limit of the neck