See Also: pars petrosa ossis temporalis(medicine)
pars mastoidea ossis temporalis(medicine)
pars tympanica ossis temporalis(medicine)
pars squamosa ossis temporalis(medicine)
pars petrosa arteriae carotidis internae(medicine)
margo parietalis ossis temporalis(medicine)
margo sphenoidalis ossis temporalis(medicine)
incisura jugularis ossis temporalis(medicine)
eminentia articularis ossis temporalis(medicine)
facies articularis ossis temporalis(medicine)

pars petrosa ossis temporalis (medicine)


pars petrosa ossis temporalis -->
petrous part of temporal bone


The part of the temporal bone that contains the structures of the inner ear and the second part of the internal carotid artery; in antenatal life it appears as a separate ossification centre.

Synonym: pars petrosa ossis temporalis, periotic bone, petrosal bone, petrous pyramid.