Medial to the opening for the carotid canal and close to its posterior border in front of the jugular fossa is a triangular depression; at the apex of this is […]
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Inferior tympanic canaliculus
In the bony ridge dividing the carotid canal from the jugular fossa is the small inferior tympanic canaliculus for the passage of the tympanic branch of the glossopharyngeal nerve and […]
Mastoid notch
On the medial side of the mastoid process is a deep groove the mastoid notch (digastric fossa) for the attachment of the Digastricus.
Posterior nasal spine
The medial end of the posterior border of the horizontal plate of palatine bone is sharp and pointed and when united with that of the opposite bone forms a projecting […]
Anterior nasal spine
The anterior nasal spine is a bony projection in the skull.Medially the anterior surface of the maxilla is limited by a deep concavity the nasal notch the margin of which […]
External occipital protuberance
Near the middle of the occipital squama is the external occipital protuberance and extending lateralward from it on either side is the superior nuchal line and above this the faintly […]
Nuchal plane
That part of the squama occipitalis which lies below the highest nuchal lines is termed the planum nuchale (or nuchal plane) is rough and irregular for the attachment of several […]
Occipital plane
That part of the squama occipitalis which lies above the highest nuchal lines is named the planum occipitale (or occipital plane) and is covered by the Occipitalis muscle.This article incorporates […]
Pterygoid fossa
The pterygoid fossa is an anatomical term for the fossa formed by the divergence of the lateral pterygoid plate and the medial pterygoid plate of the sphenoid bone.
Scaphoid fossa
In the pterygoid processes of the sphenoid above the pterygoid fossa is a small oval shallow depression the scaphoid fossa which gives origin to the Tensor veli palatini.It is not […]