| 1. | The occipital bone of the skull and the auditory capsule are not connected.
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| 2. | The occipital bone articulates with the atlas near the foramen magnum.
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| 3. | They run laterally in a groove along the interior surface of the occipital bone.
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| 4. | A splinter of wood fractured the doctor's occipital bone and he died two hours later.
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| 5. | The occipital bone is part of the endocranium, the most basal portion of the skull.
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| 6. | In particular, it has a rounded occipital bone.
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| 7. | However, in some individuals this portion remains separate from the rest of the occipital bone throughout life.
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| 8. | Due to its many attachments and features the occipital bone is described in terms of separate parts.
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| 9. | Occasionally, they extend into the basilar part of the occipital bone nearly as far as the foramen magnum.
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| 10. | On the occipital bones, the nuchal lines, which serve as muscular attachments, are very well-developed and bear prominent scars.
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