| Squamous part of occipital bone | |
|---|---|
 Human skull seen from above (parietal bones removed). Squamous part is shown in red. | |
 Occipital bone at birth, seen from below. (Squamous part is top half, portion above foramen magnum, shown in yellow.) | |
| Details | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | squama occipitalis |
| TA98 | A02.1.04.010 |
| TA2 | 565 |
| FMA | 52860 |
| Anatomical terms of bone | |
The squamous part of occipital bone is situated above and behind the foramen magnum, and is curved from above downward and from side to side.