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Bassett Collection of Stereoscopic Images of Human Anatomy

Osteology

Left temporal bone, anterior view

Image #40-2

KEYWORDS: Bones cartilage joints.

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Osteology
Left temporal bone, anterior view
  1. Parietal incisure
  2. Sigmoid sulcus
  3. Arcuate eminence
  4. Hiatus facial canal
  5. Geniculum of facial canal (within hiatus)
  6. Sulcus greater (superficial) petrosal nerve
  7. Sulcus lesser petrosal (superficial) nerve
  8. Anterior pyramidal surface
  9. Pyramidal apex
  10. Carotid canal
  11. Canal for Tensor tympani
  12. Sheath of styloid process
  13. Styloid process
  14. Parietal margin
  15. Temporal bone (squamous part)
  16. Tegmen tympani
  17. Zygomatic process
  18. Sphenoidal margin
  19. Petrosquamous fissure (nearly obliterated)