Definition that contains occipita
- sternocleidomastoid one of two thick muscles running from the sternum and clavicle to the mastoid and occipital bone; turns head obliquely to the opposite side; when acting together they flex the neck and extend the head
- sigmoid sinus an S-shaped dural sinus on the temporal and occipital bones
- occipital gyrus any of the convolutions of the outer surface of the occipital lobe of the cerebrum
- corpus geniculatum laterale a neural structure that serves as a processing station on the way from the retina to the occipital lobe of the cerebral cortex
- inion the craniometric point that is the most prominent point at the back of the head (at the occipital protuberance)
- sutura lamboidea the suture between the occipital and parietal bones
- parietal bone either of two skull bones between the frontal and occipital bones and forming the top and sides of the cranium
- lampropeltis triangulum nonvenomous tan and brown king snake with an arrow-shaped occipital spot; southeastern ones have red stripes like coral snakes
- milk adder nonvenomous tan and brown king snake with an arrow-shaped occipital spot; southeastern ones have red stripes like coral snakes
- calcarine fissure a sulcus in the mesial surface of the occipital lobe of the cerebrum