What is Occipital bone?
[[File:Occipital bone animation.gif|thumb|The occipital bone is shown in green]] The '''occipital bone''' is a [[bone]] at the lower back of the [[skull]]. At the base of the skull (and the occipital bone) there's a large opening, called [[foramen magnum]], where the [[Spinal cord|spinal chord]] passes into the skull. {{biology-stub}} == Related pages == * [[foramen magnum]] * [[Cervical vertebra|Cervical vetebra]] == References == [[Category:Bones of the skull]]