Cruciform eminence | |
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Details | |
Identifiers | |
Latin | eminentia cruciformis |
TA98 | A02.1.04.028 |
TA2 | 574 |
FMA | 75754 |
Anatomical terms of bone |
The cruciform eminence (or cruciate eminence) divides the deeply concave internal surface of the occipital bone into four fossae:
The upper fossae are separated from the lower fossae by a groove for the transverse sinuses. At the point of intersection between all four fossae is the internal occipital protuberance.
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 130 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)