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occipital pole (ocp)

The term occipital pole refers to the caudal tip of the cerebral cortex. It is a superficial feature found in the human ( Carpenter-1983 ), macaque ( Martin-2000 ), rat, and mouse ( NeuroNames ).

Also known as: occipital pole, Polus occipitalis

NeuroNames ID: 141

All Names & Sources

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Name:

затылочный полюс

Language:

Russian

Organism:

human

Source:

Savel'ev-1996

Citation:

AREA XVII, Moscow, 1996.

Source Title:

Stereoskopicheskii Atlas Mozga Cheloveka

Name:

occipital pole

Language:

English

Organism:

human

Source:

Carpenter-1983

Citation:

Baltimore: Williams and Wilkins Co., 1983

Source Title:

Human Neuroanatomy

Name:

Polus occipitalis

Language:

Latin

Organism:

human

Source:

Nomina-1983

Citation:

Fifth Edition, Williams and Wilkins Co., Baltimore, 1983

Source Title:

Nomina Anatomica

Name:

Polus occipitalis

Language:

Latin

Organism:

Macaca mulatta

Source:

Krieg-1975

Citation:

Brain Books, Evanston, Illinois, 1975

Source Title:

Interpretive Atlas Of The Monkey's Brain

Name:

kutub oksipital

Language:

Indonesian

Organism:

human

Source:

Noback-1982

Citation:

Jakarta: Penerbit Buku Kedokteran EGC, 1982

Source Title:

Anatomi Susunan Saraf Manusia, Prinsip-Prinsip Dasar Neurobiologi

Name:

polo occipitale

Language:

Italian

Organism:

human

Source:

Rigutti-2000

Citation:

Giunti Gruppo Editoriale, Firenze, Italy 2000

Source Title:

Atlante di Anatomia

Name:

OCP

Language:

acronym

Organism:

mouse

Source:

Hof-2000

Citation:

Elsevier, Amsterdam, 2000

Source Title:

Comparative Cytoarchitectonic Atlas of the C57BL/6 and 129/Sv Mouse Brains

Name:

Okzipitalpol

Language:

German

Organism:

human

Source:

Schiebler-1999

Citation:

Eighth Edition, Springer Verlag, Berlin, 1999.

Source Title:

Anatomie

Name:

ocp

Language:

acronym

Organism:

macaque

Source:

Martin-1996

Citation:

Neuroimage 1996 Oct;4(2):119-50

Source Title:

A stereotaxic template atlas of the macaque brain for digital imaging and quantitative neuroanatomy

Name:

pole occipital

Language:

French

Organism:

human

Source:

Duvernoy-1992

Citation:

Springer-Verlag, Paris, 1992

Source Title:

Le cerveau humain: Surface, coupes seriees tridimensionnelles et IRM

Illustrations

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Species With The Structure

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Topology

Has Equivalent:

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Organism:

Homo sapiens (human)

Their Name:

occipital pole

Source:

Carpenter-1983

Basis:

Topology

Has Equivalent:

Yes

Organism:

Homo sapiens (human)

Their Name:

Polus occipitalis

Source:

Nomina-1983

Basis:

Topology

Has Equivalent:

Yes

Organism:

Macaca mulatta (Macaca mulatta)

Their Name:

Polus occipitalis

Source:

Krieg-1975

Basis:

Topology

Has Equivalent:

Yes

Organism:

Rattus (rat)

Their Name:

occipital pole

Source:

NeuroNames

Basis:

Topology

Has Equivalent:

Yes

Organism:

Mus (mouse)

Their Name:

occipital pole

Source:

NeuroNames

Models Where It Appears

Structural CNS Model - Macaque

Brain structures of the macaque are illustrated in BrainInfo’s NeuroMaps macaque brain atlas. Structures are grouped by proximity in a hierarchy corresponding to the central nervous system hierarchy of NeuroNames ( Bowden-1995 Martin-2000 ). Structures in the NeuroMaps atlas are based on the segmentation of an MRI of the brain of a 3-year old male rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta). The atlas is most useful for targeting structures for implantating electrodes and chemtrodes. Updated 29 Oct 2025.

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