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Groove for Occipital Artery
Skeletal System

Groove for Occipital Artery

Sulcus arteriae occipitalis

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Description

The groove for occipital artery (sulcus for occipital artery, occipital groove, or occipital sulcus) is the shallow indentation found along the inferior aspect of the mastoid part of temporal bone. It is located medial to the mastoid notch and lodges the occipital artery.

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