loading...| Preferred Name |
petrous part of temporal bone |
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| Synonyms |
pars petrosa (os temporale) pars petrosa ossis temporalis petromastoid part of temporal bone temporal bone petrous part petrosal petrosal bone petrous bone |
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| Definitions |
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, and a little upward, it presents for examination a base, an apex, three surfaces, and three angles, and contains, in its interior, the essential parts of the organ of hearing. The petrous portion is among the most basal elements of the skull and forms part of the endocranium.[WP,unvetted]. |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001694 |
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| database_cross_reference |
Wikipedia:Petrous_part_of_the_temporal_bone NCIT:C32316 EMAPA:17683 VHOG:0001553 EHDAA2:0001452 UMLS:C1261761 MESH:D010579 SCTID:361733004 FMA:52871 GAID:234 MA:0001477 |
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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/96/Gray137.png |
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| has broad synonym |
petrosal |
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| has exact synonym |
pars petrosa (os temporale) pars petrosa ossis temporalis petromastoid part of temporal bone temporal bone petrous part |
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uberon |
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| has_related_synonym |
petrosal bone petrous bone |
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UBERON:0001694 |
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| label |
petrous part of temporal bone |
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| notation |
UBERON:0001694 |
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| prefLabel |
petrous part of temporal bone |
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| textual definition |
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, and a little upward, it presents for examination a base, an apex, three surfaces, and three angles, and contains, in its interior, the essential parts of the organ of hearing. The petrous portion is among the most basal elements of the skull and forms part of the endocranium.[WP,unvetted]. |
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| UBPROP_0000001 |
The petrosal bone arises from the two otic bones on the lateral wall of the chondrocranium and encases the inner ear of mammals. [Bemis_WE, Functional_Anatomy_of_the_Vertebrates:_An_Evolutionary_Perspective, Grande_L, Third_Edition_(2001)_Orlando_Fla.:_Harcourt_College_Publishers, Walker_WF, p.258, see_Liem_KF][VHOG] |
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| UBPROP_0000008 |
derivative of prootic and opisthotic |
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