Occipital pole

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Okzipitalpol

The occipital pole is an anatomical landmark of the occipital lobe.

Anatomy

The most posterior point of the occipital lobe is referred to as the occipital pole.

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Cerebral poles
Visualization of the cerebral poles. Polus occipitalis (red), Polus temporalis (green), and Polus frontalis (blue).

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