sphenopetrosal fissure — fissura sphenopetrosa … Medical dictionary
Fissure — A cleft or groove. A fissure can be normal or abnormal. A fissure in the cerebral cortex is a normal feature. It is a deep fold that involves the entire thickness of the brain wall. A fissure in the anus is distinctly abnormal. It is a painful… … Medical dictionary
synchondrosis — Cartilaginous joint in which two bones are united either by hyaline cartilage or fibrocartilage. SYN: synchondrodial joint [TA]. [Mod. L. fr. G. syn, together, + chondros, cartilage, + osis, condition] anterior intraoccipital s. [TA]… … Medical dictionary
Nerve — A bundle of fibers that uses electrical and chemical signals to transmit sensory and motor information from one body part to another. See nervous system. * * * A whitish cordlike structure composed of one or more bundles (fascicles) of myelinated … Medical dictionary
fissura sphenopetrosa — [TA] sphenopetrosal fissure: a fissure in the floor of the middle cranial fossa between the posterior edge of the greater wing of the sphenoid bone and the petrous part of the temporal bone; called also angular or petrosphenoidal fissure … Medical dictionary
synchondrosis sphenopetrosa — [TA] sphenopetrosal synchondrosis: the cartilaginous union of the inferior border of the greater wing of the sphenoid bone with the petrous portion of the temporal bone in the sphenopetrosal fissure … Medical dictionary
Tube — A long hollow cylinder. There are many tube like structures in the human body, such as the auditory tube (Eustachian tube) in the ear. * * * 1. A hollow cylindrical structure or canal. 2. A hollow cylinder or pipe. SYN: tuba [TA]. [L. tubus]… … Medical dictionary
Middle cranial fossa — Base of the skull. Upper surface. (Middle cranial fossa is the centermost of the three indentations, in pink and yellow.) Latin fossa cranii media Gray s … Wikipedia
Frontal suture — Bone: Frontal suture Skull at birth, seen from above … Wikipedia
Base of the skull — The base of the skull (lat. basis cranii) is the most inferior area of the skull.tructuresStructures found at the base of the skull are for example: *Foramen magnum *Foramen ovale (skull)Bones*Ethmoid bone *Sphenoid bone *Occipital bone *Frontal… … Wikipedia
