Romance_God_ron: 269274. Bump free here, but then according to all the research my various family members have done, we are all from SE England, back as far as the 12th century, so no Lancastrian additions anywhere. A greater proportion of early modern Europeans had them, but extremely prominent occipital buns in modern populations are now fairly infrequent. The occipital bone is the trapezoidal-shaped bone found at the lower-back area of the cranium. Both Scottish. Occiput is a noun referring to the back of the head, it is not a synonym for the occipital bone. It is important in scientific descriptions of classic Neanderthal crania. There is some speculation that it had to do with controlling the larger eyes and optical capabilities of Neanderthals. not sure if im feeling the right bump lol. Oh yeah didnt think about the Locational aspect to this.. Im born and reared in Scotland. The occipital is cupped like a saucer in order to house the back part of the brain. It may be that what some people think is an occipital bun might just be a random bump that just happens to be in the right area. The occipital bone is also known as "C0" because it joins the skull to the first cervical vertebra or C1, forming the atlanto-occipital joint. I can't tell if I have one..I don't think so, or I would be able to tell. The medulla oblongata also contains the posterior spinal arteries and vertebral arteries, which supply blood to the brain. I read up on them a few years ago and it might have been to allow better muscle attachment. I have one! Blood supply to…, The thalamus is located deep within the brain in the cerebral cortex, adjacent to the hypothalamus. I have a bump.. not sure how prominent it would be classed as though.. but run my fingers up the back of my skull and there is a definate bump. © 2005-2020 Healthline Media a Red Ventures Company. The occipital bone is composed of four parts: squamous part: external/internal surfaces Also it is observed easily a powerful supraorbital torus (bone above the eye sockets). A divergence from the "Freaky Feet" topic in the F series talk. This curved bone contains the foramen magnum, a large oval hole that allows the medulla oblongata to travel from the brain and connect to the vertebral canal. Between the ages of 18 and 25 the sphenoid bone, located in the middle of the skull, and occipital grow together. Occipital bun is extremely rare in modern living Caucasoids and Capoids, but it still found (in a reduced form)among Australoids, Mongoloids and American Indian Mongoloids. While common among many of humankind's ancestors, primarily robust relatives rather than gracile, the protrusion is still relatively prevalent in modern Homo sapiens. Written by the Healthline Editorial Team, Posterior pericallosal branch of the posterior cerebral artery. The parietal bones at the top of the head and the occipital bone will fuse together later, between the ages of 26 and 40. [1], https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Occipital_bun&oldid=961740239, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 10 June 2020, at 04:31. These are called the meninges, and their three…, The sigmoid sinus is a dural venous sinus that lies deep within the human head, and just below the brain. Hence phrenology. Does your family originally hail from Lancashire? A dural sinus is a channel that lies between…. Our website services, content, and products are for informational purposes only. As a person ages the occipital bone fuses with other bones of the cranium. It may be that what some people think is an occipital bun might just be a random bump that just happens to be in the right area. There are still some human populations which often exhibit occipital buns. Do you have a bump of bone on the back of your skull, that, so far as you're aware, has been there all your life? If you have a bump, then that's what it is. Another as yet unsubstantiated theory attributes them to enlargement of the cerebellum, a region of the brain which mediates the timing of motor actions and spatial reasoning. People do have naturally bumpy and uneven skulls without being Neanderthals. Their pelvis was wider than ours and had shorter legs. Healthline Media does not provide medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. It is suspected that occipital buns might correlate with the biomechanics of running. lol does Lumpo sport a Lumply Lump? Hence phrenology. It's also associated with dolichomorphism; brachycephalic skulls tend not to possess occipital lobes. It is a symmetrical structure, situated on top of…, The superior colliculus refers to the rostral (front) bump on the lateral (side) part of the midbrain. This is an oval structure located within the temporal lobe of the human brain. The occipital is cupped like a saucer in order to house the back part of the brain. not sure what that says becuase thinking on it my partner has the same bump as me. In addition to the medulla oblongata, the foramen magnum houses the accessory nerves (which provide nerves to the neck and shoulder), the alar ligaments (which help stabilize the head and neck), and the membrana tectoria (a ligament that connects the spine to the occipital bone). The cranial shape of one person has no bearing on their mental function, no, but a feature like an occipital bun might still be explained by allowing the presence of a larger cerebellum, or somesuch. wrote: Another is the occipital torus- a bony protuberance running horizontally along the occipital bone at the back of the head, over the level of the neck muscles. [citation needed]. this bump aint all that unusual. exceptional skill with a banjo an a rocking chair fixation. I do as a matter of fact although it not all that prominent. So one of your Lumps doesnt have a lump Lumpo? Forum location: QI.com Forum Index He's a Fifer thought so apart from the webbed feet with 6 toes. A study conducted by Lieberman, Pearson and Mowbray provides evidence that individuals with narrow heads (dolicocephalic) or narrow cranial bases and relatively large brains are more likely to have occipital buns as a means of resolving a spatial packing problem. This is normal apparently. This is something that is needed more among hunter-gatherers than agriculturalists. There are two schools of thought about this: one is that it's to counter-balance a heavy jawline when running, or it's to fit more brains in...of course, general consensus here may well be that it's the latter rather than the former! > Quite Interestrings, Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First, Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2002 phpBB Group, All content Copyright © Quite Interesting Ltd. 2003-2012 | Terms & Conditions. My parents don't, but as my dad doesn't know his biological parents (just that they are from Lancashire) I suppose I could have got it from them. Hubby has no bump at all, his head goes straight down. Last medically reviewed on January 20, 2018, The amygdaloid body is also known as the amygdaloid nucleus. Do you have a heavy jawline? It is, in fact, a pair of two colliculi…, The posterior pericallosal branch of the posterior cerebral artery is one of the arteries serving the brain. lol. It branches off the internal…, In the central nervous system, there are three different layers that cover the spinal cord and brain. If so, it's known as an Occipital Bun. It is one of seven bones that fuse together to form the skull and is directly next to five of the cranium bones. In some individuals it may be absent…, The middle cerebral artery (MCA) is the largest of the three major arteries that channels fresh blood to the brain.
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