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... > Tissues > Connective Tissue > Bone and Bones > Skull > Skull Base > Cranial Fossa, Middle
... > Musculoskeletal System > Skeleton > Bone and Bones > Skull > Skull Base > Cranial Fossa, Middle
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Cranial Fossa, Middle  

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  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Middle Cranial Fossa

Note

  • NIM when merely locational; neoplasms: coordinate with SKULL BASE NEOPLASMS

Scope note

  • The compartment containing the anterior extremities and half the inferior surface of the temporal lobes (TEMPORAL LOBE) of the cerebral hemispheres. Lying posterior and inferior to the anterior cranial fossa (CRANIAL FOSSA, ANTERIOR), it is formed by part of the TEMPORAL BONE and SPHENOID BONE. It is separated from the posterior cranial fossa (CRANIAL FOSSA, POSTERIOR) by crests formed by the superior borders of the petrous parts of the temporal bones.

History note

  • 2003

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D035301

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