Topic 3A - OS TEMPORALE + OS PARIETALE Flashcards
What does the os temporale form?
the lateral part of the neurocranium
what does the os parietale form?
the dorsal part of the neurocranium
What are the 3 parts of the os temporale?
pars squamosa pars petrosa (caudoventral part) pars tympanica (base)
What separates the os temporal from the os occipital in Eq and Ru?
Fissura petroccipitalis
In which species is the os temporale joined to the os occipital and with what?
Ca, by the sutura occipitotympanica
List the facies of pars squamosa?
facies cerebralis and facies temporalis (outside)
What does facies cerebralis present?
sulci arteriosi et venosi
impressiones digitatae
juga cerebrallis
crista tentorica (small Ru)
What does the facies temporalis of pars squamosa os temporale present?
proc. Zygomaticus tuberculum articulare fossa mandibularis proc. retroarticularis foramen retroarticulare proc. occipitalis proc. retrotympanica meatus temporalis fossa temporalis crista temporalis
What species does not have tuberculum articulare?
Ca
Which structure forms the mandibular joint?
tuberculum articulare
What does pars petrosa enclose?
inner ear
What perforated the medial surface of pars petrosa?
porus acusticus internus
What are the 3 areas of the porus acusticus internus?
area n. facialis
area cochlear
area vestibularis dorsalis + ventralis
What does area cochlear act as a passage for?
the cochlear branches of N. Vestibulocochlearis (cranial nerve VIII)
What does area vestibularis dorsalis and ventralis act as a passage for?
the vestibular branches of N. Vestibulocochlearis (cranial nerve VIII)
What does the ventral surface of the pars petrosa present?
promontorium
fenestra vestibuli (ovale)
fenestra cochlea (rotundum)
crista partis petrosae