Condyloid fossa
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Behind either condyle of the lateral parts of occipital bone is a depression, the condyloid fossa (or condylar fossa), which receives the posterior margin of the superior facet of the atlas when the head is bent backward; the floor of this fossa is sometimes perforated by the condyloid canal, through which an emissary vein passes from the transverse sinus.
Additional images
- Human skull seen from below. Position of condyloid fossa shown in red.
- Skull and cervical vertebra. Position of condyloid fossa shown in red.
- X-ray of cervical spine (neck) in flexion and extension (bending backwards)
See also
This article incorporates text in the public domain from of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)