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Definitions of occiput in various dictionaries:

noun - back part of the head or skull

noun - the back part of the skull

OCCIPUT - The occipital bone () is a cranial dermal bone, and is the main bone of the occiput (back and lower part of the skull). It is trapezoidal in shape an...

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Possible Crossword Clues
Back of the head
Though it goes on ahead I place it right at the bottom
Oh, see! See how I place it back on my head
It's around a couple of hundred I place here
Oh, see! See, I place it on top of my head!
That's the firm turn to the century I place for 1 across
On top of my head is where I place this at last
At last I place this back in your head
That's naught but a double century I place on my head
0200 I place at the back of the beginning of the long words in this puzzle

Last Seen in these Crosswords & Puzzles
May 11 2018 The Guardian - Quick crossword
Jun 1 2016 The Guardian - Quick crossword
May 27 2016 The Guardian - Cryptic crossword
Sep 18 2015 The Sun - Coffee Time
Sep 18 2015 The Sun - Cryptic
Oct 20 2011 The Guardian - Cryptic crossword
Oct 13 2011 The Telegraph - Toughie
Sep 20 2011 The Times - Concise
Aug 15 2010 Boston Globe
Jun 27 2010 The Times - Concise

Possible Dictionary Clues
The back part of the head or skull.
the back of the head.
back part of the head or skull
the back of the head

Occiput description
The occipital bone () is a cranial dermal bone, and is the main bone of the occiput (back and lower part of the skull). It is trapezoidal in shape and curved on itself like a shallow dish. The occipital bone overlies the occipital lobes of the cerebrum. At the base of skull in the occipital bone there is a large oval opening called the foramen magnum, which allows the passage of the spinal cord. * Like the other cranial bones it is classed as a flat bone. Due to its many attachments and features, the occipital bone is described in terms of separate parts. From its front to the back is the basilar part, at the sides of the foramen magnum are the lateral parts, and the back is named as the squamous part. * The basilar part is a thick, somewhat quadrilateral piece in front of the foramen magnum and directed towards the pharynx. This is also called the basioccipital. * The lateral parts of the occipital bone are on either side of the foramen magnum and these are also called the exoccipitals. * The

Occiput description

The occipital bone () is a cranial dermal bone, and is the main bone of the occiput (back and lower part of the skull). It is trapezoidal in shape and curved on itself like a shallow dish. The occipital bone overlies the occipital lobes of the cerebrum. At the base of skull in the occipital bone there is a large oval opening called the foramen magnum, which allows the passage of the spinal cord.
* Like the other cranial bones it is classed as a flat bone. Due to its many attachments and features, the occipital bone is described in terms of separate parts. From its front to the back is the basilar part, at the sides of the foramen magnum are the lateral parts, and the back is named as the squamous part.
* The basilar part is a thick, somewhat quadrilateral piece in front of the foramen magnum and directed towards the pharynx. This is also called the basioccipital.
* The lateral parts of the occipital bone are on either side of the foramen magnum and these are also called the exoccipitals.
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