From the external protuberance, just below the centre of the bone, two lines curve laterally on either side (Fig. 5-15A). The upper ones, or highest nuchal lines, are faint and provide attachment for the galea3 aponeurotica of the occipitofrontalis muscle, the posterior belly of which lies...
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From the external protuberance, just below the centre of the bone, two lines curve laterally on either side (Fig. 5-15A). The upper ones, or highest nuchal lines, are faint and provide attachment for the galea3 aponeurotica of the occipitofrontalis muscle, the posterior belly of wh...