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Joso
02-22-2019, 01:39 AM
Which Is The Difference Between Occipital Bun And Curvoccipital?
Joso
02-22-2019, 03:28 AM
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02-22-2019, 02:10 PM
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Valwar
02-22-2019, 02:23 PM
Occipital bun is a prominent projection of the occipital bone at the back of the skull. Curvoccipital is a curved occiput.
Joso
02-22-2019, 02:30 PM
Occipital bun is a prominent projection of the occipital bone at the back of the skull. Curvoccipital is a curved occiput.

Thanks. Could you post examples, please?
Valwar
02-22-2019, 02:45 PM
Thanks. Could you post examples, please?

On the right is a curvoccipital Med skull, compared to a planoccipital Dinaric skull on the left. Very often people with an occipital bun also have a curvoccipital skull. I can't find any good examples of someone with a curvoccipital skull without an occipital bun. Anyhow, "occipital bun" refers to the projection itself, curvoccipital refers to the curve.

https://www.theapricity.com/snpa/bilder/planoccipital.jpg
Joso
02-22-2019, 02:47 PM
On the right is a curvoccipital Med skull, compared to a planoccipital Dinaric skull on the left. Very often people with an occipital bun also have a curvoccipital skull. I can't find any good examples of someone with a curvoccipital skull without an occipital bun.

https://www.theapricity.com/snpa/bilder/planoccipital.jpg

What about this guy:
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Occipital_bun_modern_human_male.jpg/220px-Occipital_bun_modern_human_male.jpg
Valwar
02-22-2019, 02:48 PM
What about this guy:
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Occipital_bun_modern_human_male.jpg/220px-Occipital_bun_modern_human_male.jpg

Not the best angle, but it looks like he has a curvoccipital skull.