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External occipital protuberance

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Gülekon, IN (2003). "The external occipital protuberance: can it be used as a criterion in the determination of sex?".
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remains showed that the external occipital protuberance statistically tends to be less pronounced in female remains.
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seen from below. Outer surface. (External occipital protuberance visible at top center.)
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Knowledge articles incorporating text from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
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Position of external occipital protuberance (shown in red). Animation.
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lateral view. External occipital protuberance shown in red.
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Index

Inion

Human skull

Occipital bone
Latin
TA98
A02.1.04.022
TA2
568
FMA
75752
Anatomical terminology
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squamous part of occipital bone
skull
nuchal ligament
trapezius muscle
10-20 system
electroencephalography
superior nuchal line
highest nuchal line
Anatolian
Position of external occipital protuberance (shown in red). Animation.
Internal occipital protuberance
Occipital bun
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page 185
Gray's Anatomy
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