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FOSSA CRANII MEDIA [1 record]

Record 1 2020-09-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Morphology and General Physiology
  • Bones and Joints
Universal entry(ies)
fossa cranii media
Latin
A02.1.00.049
classification system code, see observation
CONT

The butterfly-shaped middle cranial fossa has a central part composed of the sella turcica on the body of the sphenoid and large, depressed lateral parts on each side.

OBS

middle cranial fossa: designation derived from the Terminologia Anatomica.

OBS

A02.1.00.049: Terminologia Anatomica identifying number.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
  • Os et articulations
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
fossa cranii media
Latin
A02.1.00.049
classification system code, see observation
OBS

Elle s'étend de la petite aile du sphénoïde jusqu'à la crête de la partie pétreuse de l'os temporal.

OBS

fosse crânienne moyenne : désignation dérivée de la Terminologia Anatomica.

OBS

A02.1.00.049 : numéro d'identification de la Terminologia Anatomica.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Morfología y fisiología general
  • Huesos y articulaciones
Entrada(s) universal(es)
fossa cranii media
Latin
A02.1.00.049
classification system code, see observation
CONT

El escalón central [de la cavidad del cráneo], la fosa craneal media, recibe los lóbulos temporales del cerebro.

OBS

A02.1.00.049: cifra identificadora única de la Terminología Anatómica Internacional.

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