Inion

Inion
File:Skull - midsaggital section P.2005 - Inion.png Midsaggital section of a human skull. Inion indicated by yellow arrow.
File:Schaedel im Röntgen seitlich - Inion.png X-ray of a human skull in lateral view. Inion indicated by yellow arrow.
Identifiers
Dorlands /Elsevier	i_08/12452346
TA
TH	{{#property:P1694}}
TE	{{#property:P1693}}
FMA	{{#property:P1402}}
Anatomical terms of bone [[[d:|edit on Wikidata]]]

The inion is the most prominent projection of the occipital bone at the posterioinferior (lower rear) part of the human skull. The ligamentum nuchae and trapezius muscle attach to it.

The term external occipital protuberance (protuberantia occipitalis externa) is sometimes used as a synonym, but more precisely the term "inion" refers to the highest point of the external occipital protuberance.

The inion is used as a landmark in the 10-20 system in EEG recording.

Etymology

The word ἰνίον (iníon) is the Greek word for the occipital bone.

Additional images

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  Side view of head, showing surface relations of bones. (Inion visible at center right.)

References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

See also

• External occipital protuberance