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petrooccipital fissure

Identification
Official Latin term fissura petrooccipitalis
Official term petrooccipital fissure
Unit identifier TAH:U351
Unit type single
Materiality immaterial
Navigation
Link to the unit petrooccipital fissure
Links of entity generic: petrooccipital fissure
Entity-oriented links Universal page Definition page
External links TA98 FMA PubMed
Partonomic links Level 2: cranium Short Extended
Level 3: cranial base
Taxonomic links Level 2: anatomical line
Subsidiary language with Latin
Non Latin primary language
Taxonomic definition
Taxonomic definition The petrooccipital fissure is an anatomical line [linea anatomica ] which is a cleft between the petrous temporal and occipital bones extending medially from the jugular foramen.
Partonomy
TAH:E10200
human body
TAH:U259
TAH:U268
TAH:U305
TAH:U348
TAH:U349
TAH:U351 petrooccipital fissure MES
Taxonomy
Date: 15.06.2025