Everything about Occipital Condyle totally explained
The lateral parts of the
occipital bone are situated at the sides of the
foramen magnum; on their under surfaces are the
occipital condyles for articulation with the superior facets of the
atlas vertebra.
The condyles are oval or
reniform in shape, and their anterior extremities, directed forward and medialward, are closer together than their posterior, and encroach on the basilar portion of the bone; the posterior extremities extend back to the level of the middle of the foramen magnum.
The articular surfaces of the condyles are convex from before backward and from side to side, and look downward and lateralward.
To their margins are attached the capsules of the
atlantoöccipital articulations, and on the medial side of each is a rough impression or tubercle for the
alar ligament.
At the base of either condyle the bone is tunnelled by a short canal, the
hypoglossal canal.
Additional images
Image:Gray187.png|Base of skull. Inferior surface.
Image:Gray188.png|Side view of the skull.
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