Occipital

Occipitalis

Definition

Occipital means to the back of the head or adjacent to the occipital bone. For instance, the lobe of the brain which is situated in the back of the cranial cavity (adjacent to the occipital bone) is called the occipital lobe, as compared to the anteriorly situated lobe which is called the frontal lobe.

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Text written by Muhammad A. Javaid, MD, PhD © 2023 IMAIOS.