Nuchal lines

Not to be confused with Nuchal fluid line.
Nuchal lines

Occipital bone. Outer surface.

Side view of head, showing surface relations of bones. (Superior and median lines visible at bottom right.)
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Identifiers
Latin Linea nuchae
TA A02.1.04.024
A02.1.04.025
A02.1.04.026

Anatomical terms of bone

The nuchal lines are four curved lines on the external surface of the occipital bone:

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This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

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