Condyloid fossa
Condyloid fossa | |
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![]() Occipital bone. Outer surface. (Condyloid fossa visible but not labeled.) | |
![]() Skull and cervical vertebra. Position of condyloid fossa shown in red. | |
Details | |
Identifiers | |
Latin | Fossa condylaris |
TA98 | A02.1.04.017 |
TA2 | 560 |
FMA | 75310 |
Anatomical terms of bone |
Behind either condyle of the lateral parts of occipital bone is a depression, the condyloid fossa (or condylar fossa), which receives the posterior margin of the superior facet of the atlas when the head is bent backward; the floor of this fossa is sometimes perforated by the condyloid canal, through which an emissary vein passes from the transverse sinus.
Additional images[]
Human skull seen from below. Position of condyloid fossa shown in red.
Skull and cervical vertebra. Position of condyloid fossa shown in red.
X-ray of cervical spine (neck) in flexion and extension (bending backwards)
See also[]
- Occipital condyle
- Atlas
References[]
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 131 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
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