The lateral parts of the occipital bone are situated at the sides of the foramen magnum; on their under surfaces are the condyles for articulation with the superior facets of […]
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Basilar part of occipital bone
The basilar part of the occipital bone extends forward and upward from the foramen magnum and presents in front an area more or less quadrilateral in outline. In the young […]
Temporal styloid process
The styloid process is a pointed piece of bone that extends down from the human skull just below the ear.
Tympanic part of the temporal bone
The tympanic part of the temporal bone is a curved plate of bone lying below the squama in front of the mastoid process and surrounding the external acoustic meatus.It originates […]
Petrous part of the temporal bone
The petrous portion of the temporal bone or pyramid is pyramidal and is wedged in at the base of the skull between the sphenoid and occipital bones. Directed medially forward […]
Mastoid part of the temporal bone
The mastoid portion of the temporal bone forms the posterior part of the temporal bone.
Squama temporalis
The squama of the temporal bone forms the anterior and upper part of the bone and is scale-like thin and translucent.
Inferior cerebral veins
The inferior cerebral veins are veins that drain the undersurface of the cerebral hemispheres and empty into the cavernous and transverse sinuses.Those on the orbital surface of the frontal lobe […]
Pleuroperitoneal
Pleuroperitoneal is a term denoting the pleural and peritoneal serous membranes or the cavities they line. It is divided from the pericardial cavity by the transverse septum.
Sternocostal triangle
The sternocostal triangle or foramina of Morgagni (sing.: foramen of Morgagni) are small zones lying between the costal and sternal attachments of the thoracic diaphragm. Important vessels that pass through […]