tegmen tympani

crista parotica

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] .

Tipo Bone
Estrutura pai zone of bone organ
Nome latino crista parotica
FMA ID 56002

Perguntas frequentes

What is the tegmen tympani?
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 i
What is the Latin name for the tegmen tympani?
The Latin name for the tegmen tympani is crista parotica.

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Data sources: Terminologia Anatomica, Foundational Model of Anatomy, Wikidata.