<Tr> <Th> FMA </Th> <Td> 52735 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Anatomical terms of bone (edit on Wikidata) </Td> </Tr> <P> The occipital bone (/ ˌɒkˈsɪpɪtəl /) is a cranial dermal bone, and is the main bone of the occiput (back and lower part of the skull). It is trapezoidal in shape and curved on itself like a shallow dish . The occipital bone overlies the occipital lobes of the cerebrum . At the base of the skull in the occipital bone there is a large oval opening called the foramen magnum, which allows the passage of the spinal cord . </P> <P> Like the other cranial bones it is classed as a flat bone . Due to its many attachments and features the occipital bone is described in terms of separate parts . From its front to the back is the basilar part, at the sides of the foramen magnum are the lateral parts, and the back is named as the squamous part . </P>

Occipital bone is located in which part of the body