See Also
1. Anatomy of the Head and Neck
2. Skull Anatomy
3. Cervical Spine Anatomy
Anatomy
1. Lewis (1918) Gray's Anatomy 20th ed (in public domain at Yahoo or BartleBy)

Greater occipital nerve (C0228814)
Concepts	Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component (T023)
SnomedCT	86690003, 181108000
English	Nervus occipitalis major, Medial branch of posterior ramus of second cervical nerve, Greater occipital nerve, Greater occipital nerve (body structure), Great occipital nerve, Great occipital nerve (body structure)
Spanish	nervio occipital mayor, nervio occipital mayor (estructura corporal), gran nervio occipital (estructura corporal), gran nervio occipital
Sources	Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)

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