Arcuate eminence

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Subarcuate fossa
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Identifiers
Latineminentia arcuata,[1]
jugum petrosum[2]
TA98A02.1.06.023
TA2661
FMA55966
Anatomical terms of bone

The arcuate eminence is a rounded[3][4]: 567  prominence[3] upon the superior surface of[3][5]: 420  the petrous part of the temporal bone[3] forming the lateral part of the posterior wall of[5]: 509  the middle cranial fossa.[4]: 566-567 [5]: 420, 509  The arcuate eminence indicates the position of the[3] underlying[4]: 567 [5]: 420  superior semicircular canal (anterior semicircular canal).[3][4]: 567 [5]: 420, 509 

The groove for the greater petrosal nerve is situated anteromedially to the arcuate eminence.[5]: 509 

References

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  1. ^ "Anatonomina". www.terminologia-anatomica.org. Retrieved 2023-08-01.
  2. ^ "jugum petrosum". TheFreeDictionary.com. Retrieved 2023-08-01.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "arcuate eminence". TheFreeDictionary.com. Retrieved 2023-08-01.
  4. ^ a b c d Standring, Susan (2020). Gray's Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice (42th ed.). New York. ISBN 978-0-7020-7707-4. OCLC 1201341621.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  5. ^ a b c d e f Sinnatamby, Chummy S. (2011). Last's Anatomy (12th ed.). Elsevier Australia. ISBN 978-0-7295-3752-0.

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