| Subarcuate fossa | |
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| Identifiers | |
| Latin | eminentia arcuata, jugum petrosum |
| TA98 | A02.1.06.023 |
| TA2 | 661 |
| FMA | 55966 |
| Anatomical terms of bone[edit on Wikidata] | |
The arcuate eminence is a rounded prominence upon the superior surface of the petrous part of the temporal bone forming the lateral part of the posterior wall of the middle cranial fossa. The arcuate eminence indicates the position of the underlying superior semicircular canal (anterior semicircular canal).
The groove for the greater petrosal nerve is situated anteromedially to the arcuate eminence.
References
- "Anatonomina". www.terminologia-anatomica.org. Retrieved 2023-08-01.
- "jugum petrosum". TheFreeDictionary.com. Retrieved 2023-08-01.
- ^ "arcuate eminence". TheFreeDictionary.com. Retrieved 2023-08-01.
- ^ Standring, Susan (2020). Gray's Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice (42th ed.). New York. ISBN 978-0-7020-7707-4. OCLC 1201341621.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Sinnatamby, Chummy S. (2011). Last's Anatomy (12th ed.). Elsevier Australia. ISBN 978-0-7295-3752-0.