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. 1976 May;126(5):1063-8.
doi: 10.2214/ajr.126.5.1063.

Embryogenesis of the human occipital bone

R Shapiro, F Robinson

Embryogenesis of the human occipital bone

R Shapiro et al. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 1976 May.

Abstract

From an original study of fetal specimens, the embryogenesis of the human occipital bone is described. The occipital bone in man is derived from cartilage, except for the interparietal segment which has a membranous origin. Normally there is no midline cerebellar fissure or synchondrosis.

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