overlaps develops from OBO_REL:part_of (UNDECLARED) exoccipital Endochondral bone that articulates with the epiotic dorsally, the pterotic and intercalar laterally and the basioccipital medio-ventrally. The exoccipitals form the lateral borders of the foramen magnum and houses the foramina for the passage of the vagus and glossopharyngeal nerves, X and IX respectively. The exoccipital is a paired bone. In some teleosts the exoccipital dorsally contacts the supraoccipital directly or through connective tissue. TAO:0000661 exoccipital (French) exoccipitals occipital latéral (French) pleurinial (French) pleurinioste (French) teleost_anatomy occipital region parachordal cartilage chondrocranium occipital arch cartilage neurocranium prootic-exoccipital joint basioccipital-exoccipital joint endochondral bone