3D Osteology
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The hiatus for the greater petrosal nerve is an opening on the anterior surface of the petrous part that gives passage to the greater superficial petrosal nerve. (1)
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The hiatus for the greater petrosal nerve is an opening on the anterior surface of the petrous part that gives passage to the greater superficial petrosal nerve. (1)
The arcuate eminence is a bulge located near the center of the anterior surface of the petrous part. (1,12)
Tegmen tympani is a depression located anterolaterally to the arcuate eminence. (1)
The anterior surface of the petrous part contributes to the formation of the middle fossa of the skull base. (1)
The septum of the musculotubal canal is a thin bony plate that divides the musculotubal canal into 2 semicanals. (1,8,16)