Osteology
Left temporal bone, lateral view
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Osteology
Left temporal bone, lateral view
- Temporal bone (squamous part)
- Temporal surface
- Posterior root of zygomatic process
- Zygomatic process
- Anterior root of zygomatic process and articular tubercle
- Mandibular fossa
- Middle root of zygomatic process
- Petrotympanic fissure
- Tympanic part
- Sheath of styloid process
- Styloid process
- Parietal margin
- Parietal incisura (note sutural bone)
- Temporal line
- Sulcus middle temporal artery
- Suprameatal spine and mastoid fossa
- Mastoid foramen
- Tympanomastoid fissure
- Mastoid part
- Sulcus for occipital artery
- Mastoid incisura
- Mastoid process
- External acoustic meatus