Occipital region
Regio occipitalis
Definition
The occipital region refers to that part of the epicranium that overlies the occipital bone of the skull, separated from the two parietal bones in the front, by a side-to-side lambdoid suture.
The epicranium is the scalp tissue covering the calvaria or the skull cap.
References
Kirolles S, Haikal FA, Saadeh FA, Abul-Hassan H, el-Bakaury AR. Fascial layers of the scalp. A study of 48 cadaveric dissections. Surg Radiol Anat. 1992;14(4):331-3.
Tajran J, Gosman AA. Anatomy, Head and Neck, Scalp. [Updated 2023 Jul 24]. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2025 Jan-. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK551565/
