Arcuate eminence
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| Subarcuate fossa | |
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| Identifiers | |
| Latin | eminentia arcuata,[1] jugum petrosum[2] |
| TA98 | A02.1.06.023 |
| TA2 | 661 |
| FMA | 55966 |
| 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
[edit]- ^ "Anatonomina". www.terminologia-anatomica.org. Retrieved 2023-08-01.
- ^ "jugum petrosum". TheFreeDictionary.com. Retrieved 2023-08-01.
- ^ a b c d e f "arcuate eminence". TheFreeDictionary.com. Retrieved 2023-08-01.
- ^ 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) - ^ 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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