Landmark · Skeletal system

Supreme nuchal line

Linea nuchalis suprema

System: Skeletal system
Regions: Head
Landmark on: Occipital bone

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

DescriptionUnreviewed

Arc-shaped crest beginning laterally from the superior border of the external occipital protuberance; insertion of the occipital belly of the fronto-occipital muscle.

Feneis 26.23

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Names

Latin: Linea nuchalis suprema
English: Supreme nuchal line
French: Ligne nuchale suprême
Spanish: Línea nucal suprema
Portuguese: Linha nucal suprema