Overview of Temporal Bone

Coronal perspective of the anatomy of the ear which is the illustration used on the cover of this Atlas.
Lateral perspective of the anatomy of the ear. LSCC, lateral semicircular canal; PSCC, posterior semicircular canal; RW, round window; SSCC, superior semicircular canal.
Axial perspective of the anatomy of the ear.
Surface anatomy of the temporal bone.
The relationship between the temporalis muscle and the linea temporalis.
four osseous components of the temporal bone from lateral perspective.
he four osseous components of the temporal bone from medial perspective.
The three fossae of the skull base. The petrous pyramid containing the ear structures separates the middle fossa from the posterior fossa.
The cranial base as seen from above.
The cranial base as seen from below.
Anatomical dissection of the temporal floor peering from above via the middle fossa approach. EAC, external auditory canal; LSCC, lateral semicircular canal; PSCC, posterior semicircular canal; TMJ, temporomandibular joint; SSCC, superior semicircular canal.

 

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