petrosal part of temporal bone 545

Terminologia Anatomica Humana

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petrosal part of temporal bone (pair)

Identification

Official Latin term	pars petrosa ossis temporalis (par)
Official term	petrosal part of temporal bone (pair)
Unit identifier	TAH:U545
Unit type	pair
Materiality	material

Navigation

Link to the unit	petrosal part of temporal bone (pair)
Links of entity	generic: petrosal part of temporal bone
Entity-oriented links	Universal page Definition page
External links	TA98 FMA PubMed
Partonomic links	Level 2: bones of cranium Short Extended
	Level 3: temporal bone (pair) Short Extended
	Level 4: petrosal part of temporal bone (pair)
Taxonomic links	Level 2: zone of organ Short Extended
	Level 3: zone of bone
	Level 4: zone of flat bone
Subsidiary language with Latin
Non Latin primary language

Partonomy

TAH:E10200	human body
TAH:U259	skeletal system SOS
TAH:U268	axial skeletal system SOS
TAH:U402	bones of cranium XOS
TAH:U544	temporal bone (pair) UOX
TAH:U545	petrosal part of temporal bone (pair) UOU

TAH:U546	occipital margin of temporal bone (pair) PEU
TAH:U547	mastoid process (pair) UOU
TAH:U548	mastoid notch (pair) PEU
TAH:U549	groove of sigmoid sinus (pair) PEU
TAH:U550	groove of occipital artery (pair) PEU
TAH:U551	mastoid foramen (pair) UOU
TAH:U552	facial canal (pair) UOU

TAH:U553	geniculum of facial canal (pair) UOU
TAH:U17024	labyrinthine segment (pair) UOU
TAH:U17025	tympanic segment (pair) UOU
TAH:U17026	pyramidal segment (pair) UOU
TAH:U17027	mastoid segment (pair) UOU

TAH:U14132	anterior canaliculus of chorda tympani (pair) UOU
TAH:U554	posterior canaliculus of chorda tympani (pair) UOU
TAH:U555	apex of petrosal part of temporal bone (pair) PEU
TAH:U556	carotid canal (pair) UOU

TAH:U557	external opening of carotid canal (pair) PEU
TAH:U558	internal opening of carotid canal (pair) PEU

TAH:U559	caroticotympanic canaliculi (pair) VOU
TAH:U560	musculotubal canal (pair) UOU

TAH:U561	semicanal of tensor tympani muscle (pair) UOU
TAH:U562	semicanal of auditory tube (pair) UOU
TAH:U563	septum of musculotubal canal (pair) UOU

TAH:U564

anterior surface (pair)

PEU

TAH:U566	arcuate eminence (pair) PIP
TAH:U567	hiatus of greater petrosal nerve (pair) PIP
TAH:U568	groove of greater petrosal nerve (pair) PIP
TAH:U569	hiatus of lesser petrosal nerve (pair) PIP
TAH:U570	groove of lesser petrosal nerve (pair) PIP
TAH:U571	trigeminal impression (pair) PIP

TAH:U565	roof of tympanum (pair) UOU
TAH:U12855	canal for lesser petrosal nerve (pair) UOU
TAH:U10500	canal for greater petrosal nerve (pair) UOU
TAH:U572	superior border of petrosal part (pair) PEU

TAH:U573

groove of superior petrosal sinus (pair)

PIP

TAH:U574

posterior surface of petrosal part (pair) PEU

TAH:U575	internal acoustic opening (pair) PIP
TAH:U577	subarcuate fossa (pair) PIP
TAH:U578	vestibular canaliculus (pair) PIP
TAH:U579	external opening of vestibular canaliculus (pair) PIP

TAH:U18486	internal acoustic meatus SOS
TAH:U580	posterior border of petrosal part (pair) PEU

TAH:U581	groove of inferior petrosal sinus (pair) PIP
TAH:U582	jugular notch of temporal bone (pair) PIP

TAH:U583

inferior surface of petrosal part (pair)

PEU

TAH:U584

jugular fossa (pair)

PIP

TAH:U585	cochlear canaliculus (pair) PIP
TAH:U586	internal opening of cochlear canaliculus (pair) PIP
TAH:U587	mastoid canaliculus (pair) PIP
TAH:U588	jugular notch of petrosal part (pair) PIP

TAH:U593	petrosal fossa (pair) PEU
TAH:U589	intrajugular process of temporal bone (pair) UOU
TAH:U590	styloid process (pair) UOU
TAH:U591	stylomastoid foramen (pair) UOU
TAH:U592	inferior tympanic canaliculus (pair) UOU
TAH:U594	tympanic cavity (pair) PEU

Total

56 children

Taxonomy

FMA:62955	anatomical entity
FMA:61775	physical entity
FMA:67165	material entity
FMA:305751	anatomical structure
FMA:67135	postnatal anatomical structure
FMA:82472	cardinal part of organ
FMA:67619	region of organ
FMA:55268	zone of organ
FMA:10483	zone of bone
FMA:24010	zone of flat bone
FMA:319790	zone of flat bone of cranium
FMA:52870	zone of temporal bone
FMA:52871	petrosal part of temporal bone

Date: 15.06.2025

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