Subarcuate fossa | |
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Identifiers | |
Latin | eminentia arcuata,
[1] jugum petrosum [2] |
TA98 | A02.1.06.023 |
TA2 | 661 |
FMA | 55966 |
Anatomical terms of bone |
The arcuate eminence is a rounded [3] [4]: 567 prominence [3] upon the superior surface of [3] [5]: 420 the petrous part of the temporal bone [3] forming the lateral part of the posterior wall of [5]: 509 the middle cranial fossa. [4]: 566-567 [5]: 420, 509 The arcuate eminence indicates the position of the [3] underlying [4]: 567 [5]: 420 superior semicircular canal (anterior semicircular canal). [3] [4]: 567 [5]: 420, 509
The groove for the greater petrosal nerve is situated anteromedially to the arcuate eminence. [5]: 509
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Subarcuate fossa | |
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Details | |
Identifiers | |
Latin | eminentia arcuata,
[1] jugum petrosum [2] |
TA98 | A02.1.06.023 |
TA2 | 661 |
FMA | 55966 |
Anatomical terms of bone |
The arcuate eminence is a rounded [3] [4]: 567 prominence [3] upon the superior surface of [3] [5]: 420 the petrous part of the temporal bone [3] forming the lateral part of the posterior wall of [5]: 509 the middle cranial fossa. [4]: 566-567 [5]: 420, 509 The arcuate eminence indicates the position of the [3] underlying [4]: 567 [5]: 420 superior semicircular canal (anterior semicircular canal). [3] [4]: 567 [5]: 420, 509
The groove for the greater petrosal nerve is situated anteromedially to the arcuate eminence. [5]: 509
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