Re: [pyrnet] oval bone....was Re: New and want info on showing

[JGentzel@aol.com]

In a message dated 3/11/01 3:43:21 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
bamb@monmouth.com writes:


> Chrissy, the "bump" on the back of the head is called an occiput. "Smart 
> bump" as it were! ;-)
>  


Probably technically called Occipital protuberance.  It is shire shaped.  You 
see it clearly on dogs with the domed top skull as opposed to those  flat 
headed dogs we see so much.  The French have a word that is not translated 
well for it that I should look up and remember.  But the word is descriptive 
of the top of the stained glass windows in Churches. You can imagine or go to 
some web site that shows churches and their stained glass windows to see the 
shape.  It is a type of spire shape.

Joe