| Sphenopetrosal fissure | |
|---|---|
 Base of the skull. Upper surface. (Sphenopetrosal suture is the suture between the
sphenoid bone, in yellow, and the
temporal bone, in pink. "Petrous portion of temporal" is labeled right above the crest at the bottom of the pink region.) | |
 Left
zygomatic bone in situ. | |
| Details | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | fissura sphenopetrosa, sutura sphenopetrosa |
| TA98 | A02.1.00.046 |
| TA2 | 449 |
| FMA | 75038 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
The sphenopetrosal fissure (or sphenopetrosal suture) is the cranial suture between the sphenoid bone and the petrous portion of the temporal bone.
It is in the middle cranial fossa.
External links
This article incorporates text in the
public domain from
page 190 of the 20th edition of
Gray's Anatomy (1918)
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| Sphenopetrosal fissure | |
|---|---|
|
Base of the skull. Upper surface. (Sphenopetrosal suture is the suture between the
sphenoid bone, in yellow, and the
temporal bone, in pink. "Petrous portion of temporal" is labeled right above the crest at the bottom of the pink region.) | |
|
Left
zygomatic bone in situ. | |
| Details | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | fissura sphenopetrosa, sutura sphenopetrosa |
| TA98 | A02.1.00.046 |
| TA2 | 449 |
| FMA | 75038 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
The sphenopetrosal fissure (or sphenopetrosal suture) is the cranial suture between the sphenoid bone and the petrous portion of the temporal bone.
It is in the middle cranial fossa.
External links
This article incorporates text in the
public domain from
page 190 of the 20th edition of
Gray's Anatomy (1918)
|
| This human musculoskeletal system article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |