Term Name: occipital bone
Synonyms: occipital complex, occipital squama, os occipitale
Definition: the bone at the lower, posterior part of the skull
Ontology: Uberon Ontology [UBERON:0001676]

Relationships
develops from: sclerotome
is part of: neurocranium occipital region
has parts: clivus of occipital bone hypoglossal canal nuchal line attachment site occipital bun occipital segment squamous part of occipital bone
is a type of: flat bone neurocranium bone