Uber Anatomy Ontology

Last uploaded: May 13, 2024
Preferred Name

tegmen tympani

Synonyms

tegmental roof of tympanic cavity

paries tegmentalis cavi tympani

tegmental wall of tympanic cavity

processus squamosus

crista prootica

crista parotica

processus muscularis capsulae auditivae

Definitions

The Tegmental Wall or Roof (paries tegmentalis) is formed by a thin plate of bone, the tegmen tympani, which separates the cranial and tympanic cavities. It is situated on the anterior surface of the petrous portion of the temporal bone close to its angle of junction with the squama temporalis; it is prolonged backward so as to roof in the tympanic antrum, and forward to cover in the semicanal for the Tensor tympani muscle. Its lateral edge corresponds with the remains of the petrosquamous suture[Grays] .

ID

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0006837

database_cross_reference

Wikipedia:Tegmental_wall_of_tympanic_cavity

AAO:0000116

FMA:56002

definition

The Tegmental Wall or Roof (paries tegmentalis) is formed by a thin plate of bone, the tegmen tympani, which separates the cranial and tympanic cavities. It is situated on the anterior surface of the petrous portion of the temporal bone close to its angle of junction with the squama temporalis; it is prolonged backward so as to roof in the tympanic antrum, and forward to cover in the semicanal for the Tensor tympani muscle. Its lateral edge corresponds with the remains of the petrosquamous suture[Grays] .

editor note

TODO - check AAO; grouping is made on basis of related synonym. Crista parotica: seems to be the same as the crista prootica. However, since this lateral ridge of the otic capsule is frequently formed by the opisthotic, rather than the prootic, this may be a better name.; Crista prootica: a ledge or ridge which elaborates the dorsal surface of the prootic or, more generally, the roof of the otic capsule, laterally. The crista may extend posteriorly & laterally, continuous with the paroccipital process, and/or anteriorly or anteroventrally to protect cranial nerve foramina and form part of the fenestra ovalis/vestibuli. In basal tetrapodomorphs and tetrapods, the crista prootica forms the floor of the posttemporal fenestra. See The Prootic. In many tetrapods, the crista prootica is not ossified, or incompletely ossified. However, in frogs, the crista is the main strut joining the skull roofing bones (frontoparietals) with the squamosals. The crista prootica has a similarly expanded role in mammals where it forms an important part of the epitympanic recess and anchors the tympanohyal.

has_exact_synonym

tegmental roof of tympanic cavity

paries tegmentalis cavi tympani

tegmental wall of tympanic cavity

has_obo_namespace

uberon

has_related_synonym

processus squamosus

crista prootica

crista parotica

processus muscularis capsulae auditivae

id

UBERON:0006837

in_subset

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#dubious_grouping

label

tegmen tympani

notation

UBERON:0006837

part_of

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001756

prefLabel

tegmen tympani

treeView

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001756

subClassOf

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0005913

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