Uber Anatomy Ontology

Last uploaded: March 22, 2024
Preferred Name

external occipital protuberance

Synonyms

inion

Definitions

Near the middle of the occipital squama is the external occipital protuberance, and extending lateralward from it on either side is the superior nuchal line, and above this the faintly marked highest nuchal line. It is less pronounced in females. The inion is the highest point of the external occipital protuberance. a projection on the external surface of the squamous part of the occipital bone in the midline.

ID

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0013469

database_cross_reference

Wikipedia:External_occipital_protuberance

SCTID:139582005

FMA:75752

definition

Near the middle of the occipital squama is the external occipital protuberance, and extending lateralward from it on either side is the superior nuchal line, and above this the faintly marked highest nuchal line. It is less pronounced in females. The inion is the highest point of the external occipital protuberance. a projection on the external surface of the squamous part of the occipital bone in the midline.

external_definition

The external occipital protuberance is a bony prominence occuring on the large area ventral to the external sagittal crest. It functions as the attachment site for the funicular part of the nuchal ligament[MURDOCH:734].

has_obo_namespace

uberon

has_related_synonym

inion

id

UBERON:0013469

label

external occipital protuberance

notation

UBERON:0013469

part_of

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0007170

prefLabel

external occipital protuberance

see also

https://github.com/obophenotype/uberon/issues/166

treeView

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0007170

subClassOf

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0005913

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