Above the attachment of each great wing of the sphenoid bone is a broad groove curved something like the italic letter f; it lodges the internal carotid artery and the […]
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Tuberculum sellae
In the sphenoid bone behind the chiasmatic groove is an elevation the tuberculum sellae (or the tubercle of sella turcica). A variable slight to prominent median elevation forming the posterior […]
Jugular tubercle
The upper surface of the lateral parts of occipital bone presents an oval eminence the jugular tubercle which overlies the hypoglossal canal and is sometimes crossed by an oblique groove […]
Condylar canal
The condylar canal (or condyloid canal) is a canal in the condyloid fossa of the lateral parts of occipital bone behind the occipital condyle. Resection of the rectus capitus posterior […]
Petro-occipital fissure
This grooved surface of the foramen magnum is separated on either side from the petrous portion of the temporal bone by the petro-occipital fissure which is occupied in the fresh […]
Jugular process
In the lateral part of the occipital bone extending lateralward from the posterior half of the condyle is a quadrilateral or triangular plate of bone the jugular process excavated in […]
Dorsum sellae
The dorsum sellae is part of the sphenoid bone in the skull.In the sphenoid bone the anterior boundary of the sella turcica is completed by two small eminences one on […]
Mastoid foramen
The mastoid foramen is a large hole in the posterior border of the temporal bone. It transmits a Mastoid emissary vein to the sigmoid sinus and a small branch of […]
Subarcuate fossa
In the temporal bone above and between the aquæductus vestibuli is an irregular depression which lodges a process of the dura mater and transmits a small vein and the subarcuate […]
Sphenoidal lingula
Along the posterior part of the lateral margin of the carotid groove of the sphenoid bone in the angle between the body and great wing is a ridge of bone […]