Landmark · Skeletal system

Occipital angle of parietal bone

Angulus occipitalis ossis parietalis

System: Skeletal system
Regions: Head
Side: Right
Landmark on: Parietal bone

Parietal bone, the structure this landmark is on. 3D model: Z-Anatomy - The libre 3D atlas of anatomy - CC-BY-SA 4.0

DescriptionUnreviewed

The occipital angle is rounded and corresponds with the point of meeting of the sagittal and lambdoidal sutures—a point which is termed the lambda; in the fetus this part of the skull is membranous, and is called the posterior fontanelle.

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Names

Latin: Angulus occipitalis ossis parietalis
English: Occipital angle of parietal bone
French: Angle occipital de l'os pariétal
Spanish: Ángulo occipital del hueso parietal
Portuguese: Ângulo occipital do osso parietal