3D Osteology
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The petrous part of the temporal bone is shaped like a pyramid with an apex, three surfaces, and three borders. It is oriented with its base laterally. (1,7)
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The petrous part of the temporal bone is shaped like a pyramid with an apex, three surfaces, and three borders. It is oriented with its base laterally. (1,7)
The temporal bone is a cranial bone situated on the lateral sides and base of the skull. It articulates with several bones including the parietal, occipital, sphenoid, zygomatic, and mandible bones. (5,13,14)
The Vermian fossa is a small depression located in the lower part of the internal occipital crest. (2,12)
There are two cerebellar fossae on either side of the internal occipital crest, with the inferior fossae delimited by the cruciform eminence. (1,8)
There are two cerebral fossae on either side of the sagittal sulcus, delimited by the cruciform eminence. (1,8)