![Caudal pole [Occipital pole] - Dog - Brain - Transverse (3DT1w-Gd) - vet-Anatomy](https://cdn.imaios.cn/i/imaios-images/web/images/vetanatomy/modules/dog-brain-mr/images/v1/6c07277f4d64a4160a968805fe30e0739cfc219f6168a9342e827f1ae47d2b27?ar=640:670&auto=format,compress&bg=000000&fit=crop&p64=MjM4LDIxMw&t=Q2F1ZGFsIHBvbGUgW09jY2lwaXRhbCBwb2xlXQ&tx=238&ty=213&w=350&wk=1&s=94d6834bc9d6817a26a7a4ec781c06dd)
Caudal pole [Occipital pole]
Polus caudalis [occipitalis]
Definition
The caudal (occipital) pole is the posterior end of the cerebral hemisphere, corresponding to the region adjacent to the occipital bone.
References
Evans HE, de Lahunta A. Miller’s anatomy of the dog, 4th edition, Elsevier Saunders, St Louis, 2012.
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