Corpus: Nuchal line
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Synonym: Linea nuchae
English:
Definition[Bearbeiten]
The nuchal line is the name given to four curved bony projections on the outside of the occipital bone to which various muscles attach.
Classification[Bearbeiten]
A distinction is made between horizontal lines:
- Linea nuchae suprema (linea nuchalis suprema)
- Linea nuchae superior (Linea nuchalis superior)
- Linea nuchae inferior (Linea nuchalis inferior)
and running in the median plane:
- Linea nuchae mediana (Linea nuchalis mediana)
The linea nuchae suprema, linea nuchae superior and linea nuchae mediana meet in the protuberantia occipitalis externa.