| Nuchal lines | |
|---|---|
Occipital bone. Outer surface. | |
Side view of head, showing surface relations of bones. (Superior and median lines visible at bottom right.) | |
| Details | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | linea nuchae |
| Anatomical terms of bone | |
Thenuchal lines are four curved lines on the external surface of theoccipital bone:
This article incorporates text in thepublic domain frompage 130 of the 20th edition ofGray's Anatomy(1918)