nuchal bone

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• Nuchal lines — Bone: Nuchal lines Occipital bone. Outer surface …   Wikipedia

• Nuchal plane — Bone: Nuchal plane Occipital bone at birth …   Wikipedia

• nuchal line — n any of several ridges on the outside of the skull: as a) one on each side that extends laterally in a curve from the external occipital protuberance to the mastoid process of the temporal bone called also superior nuchal line b) OCCIPITAL CREST …   Medical dictionary

• Bone — This article is about the skeletal organ. For other uses, see Bone (disambiguation) and Bones (disambiguation). For the tissue, see Osseous tissue. Drawing of a human femur Bones are rigid organs that constitute part of the endoskeleton of… …   Wikipedia

• Nuchal scan — A nuchal scan is a sonographic prenatal screening scan (ultrasound) to help identify higher risks of chromosomal defects including Down s syndrome in a fetus, particularly for older women who have higher risks of such pregnancies. High thickness… …   Wikipedia

• Nuchal ligament — Ligament: Nuchal ligament Posterior view of muscles connecting the upper extremity to the vertebral column. Nuchal ligament labeled in red at center …   Wikipedia

• nuchal —   a. pertaining to nape of neck; n. such bone, etc.    ♦ nuchalgia, n. pain in nape …   Dictionary of difficult words

• Ethmoid bone — Bone: Ethmoid bone Cranial bones …   Wikipedia

• Sphenoid bone — Bone: Sphenoid bone Cranial Bones. Only the end of the wing of the sphenoid bone is visible …   Wikipedia

• Temporal bone — Bone: Temporal bone Cranial bones …   Wikipedia

• Occipital bone — Bone: Occipital bone Sagittal section of skull. (Occipital bone is at right, in blue.) …   Wikipedia