Occipital lymph nodes are those found on the back of your head. If the swollen nodes are located on the neck below the ear, healthcare professionals may call them posterior cervical lymph nodes.

Medically reviewed by Smita Patel, DO Common causes of pain in the back of the head are different types of headaches, like ...

In fish, the occipital processes (occipital condyle) on the back of the skull looks like the end of a typical amphicoelus centrum. The cranio-vertrebral joint in fish is like any other intervertebral ...

The occipital bone is the area just beneath the prominent bone at the back of the skull, and can be found easily by drawing your hands together at the back of the head. After that, McKnight says ...