temporal fossa
31glenoid fossa — noun 1. a deep concavity in the temporal bone at the root of the zygomatic arch that receives the condyle of the mandible • Syn: ↑mandibular fossa • Hypernyms: ↑pit, ↑fossa • Part Holonyms: ↑temporal bone, ↑os temporale …
32Jugular fossa — Infobox Bone Name = Jugular fossa Latin = fossa jugularis ossis temporalis GraySubject = 34 GrayPage = 144 Caption = Base of the skull. Inferior surface. Jugular fossa labeled in purple near center. Caption2 = View of the inner wall of the… …
33cranial fossa — n any of the three large depressions in the posterior, middle, and anterior aspects of the floor of the cranial cavity: a) the posterior one that is the largest and deepest of the three and lodges the cerebrum, pons, and medulla oblongata called… …
34jugular fossa — n a depression on the basilar surface of the petrous portion of the temporal bone that contains a dilation of the internal jugular vein * * * fossa jugularis [TA] a prominent depression on the inferior surface of the petrous part of the temporal… …
35mandibular fossa — noun a deep concavity in the temporal bone at the root of the zygomatic arch that receives the condyle of the mandible • Syn: ↑glenoid fossa • Hypernyms: ↑pit, ↑fossa • Part Holonyms: ↑temporal bone, ↑os temporale …
36Zygomatic fossa — The Zygomatic Fossa is an irregularly shaped cavity, situated below and on the inner side of the zygoma; bounded, in front, by the zygomatic surface of the superior maxillary bone and the ridge which descends from its malar process; behind, by… …
37Tympanic part of the temporal bone — Infobox Bone Name = Tympanic part of the temporal bone Latin = pars tympanica ossis temporalis GraySubject = 34 GrayPage = 145 Caption = Left temporal bone. Outer surface. (Tympanic part at bottom center.) Caption2 = Coronal section of right… …
38Cistern of lateral cerebral fossa — Brain: Cistern of lateral cerebral fossa Latin cisterna fossae lateralis cerebri Gray s subject #193 877 The cistern of lateral cerebral fossa is formed in front of either temporal lobe by the arachnoid bridging across the lateral fissure. This… …
39cranial fossa — noun : one of the three large depressions in the posterior, middle, and anterior aspects of the floor of the cranial cavity which lodge respectively the cerebellum and the temporal and frontal lobes of the two hemispheres of the cerebrum …
40jugular fossa — noun : a depression on the basilar surface of the petrous portion of the temporal bone …
