Clivus (anatomy)

Clivus
Superior view of the clivus
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Identifiers
Latinclivus
TA98A02.1.00.051
A02.1.04.006
TA2454
FMA54376
Anatomical terms of bone

The clivus (/ˈklvəs/,[1] Latin for "slope") or Blumenbach clivus is a part of the occipital bone at the base of the skull.[2] It is a shallow depression behind the dorsum sellae of the sphenoid bone. It slopes gradually to the anterior part of the basilar occipital bone at its junction with the sphenoid bone. It extends to the foramen magnum. It is related to the pons and the abducens nerve (CN VI).

  1. ^ "Definition of clivus | Dictionary.com". www.dictionary.com. Retrieved 2022-01-05.
  2. ^ Drake, Richard L. Gray's Anatomy for Students 3rd Ed. p. 868.

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