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FOSSE CRANIENNE POSTERIEURE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2020-09-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Morphology and General Physiology
- Bones and Joints
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- posterior cranial fossa
1, record 1, English, posterior%20cranial%20fossa
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The posterior cranial fossa, the largest and deepest of the three cranial fossae, lodges the cerebellum, pons, and medulla oblongata ... The posterior cranial fossa is formed mostly by the occipital bone, but the dorsum sellae of the sphenoid marks its anterior boundary centrally and the petrous and mastoid parts of the temporal bones contribute its anterolateral "walls" ... 2, record 1, English, - posterior%20cranial%20fossa
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
posterior cranial fossa: designation derived from the Terminologia Anatomica. 3, record 1, English, - posterior%20cranial%20fossa
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
A02.1.00.050: Terminologia Anatomica identifying number. 3, record 1, English, - posterior%20cranial%20fossa
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Morphologie et physiologie générale
- Os et articulations
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- fosse crânienne postérieure
1, record 1, French, fosse%20cr%C3%A2nienne%20post%C3%A9rieure
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- étage postérieur de la base du crâne 2, record 1, French, %C3%A9tage%20post%C3%A9rieur%20de%20la%20base%20du%20cr%C3%A2ne
correct, masculine noun, obsolete
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Elle s'étend de la crête de la partie pétreuse de l'os temporal jusqu'à la paroi postérieure du crâne. 3, record 1, French, - fosse%20cr%C3%A2nienne%20post%C3%A9rieure
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
fosse crânienne postérieure : désignation dérivée de la Terminologia Anatomica. 4, record 1, French, - fosse%20cr%C3%A2nienne%20post%C3%A9rieure
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
A02.1.00.050 : numéro d'identification de la Terminologia Anatomica. 4, record 1, French, - fosse%20cr%C3%A2nienne%20post%C3%A9rieure
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Morfología y fisiología general
- Huesos y articulaciones
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- fosa craneal posterior
1, record 1, Spanish, fosa%20craneal%20posterior
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
En anatomía humana, el cráneo puede dividirse para su estudio y descripción en dos partes, la porción inferior o base del cráneo y la superior, llamada calota o bóveda del cráneo; la base del cráneo consta de dos superficies, una interna y otra externa; la porción interna que mira hacia el cerebro se divide en tres sectores: fosa craneal anterior, fosa craneal media y fosa craneal posterior. 2, record 1, Spanish, - fosa%20craneal%20posterior
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A02.1.00.050: cifra identificadora única de la Terminología Anatómica Internacional. 1, record 1, Spanish, - fosa%20craneal%20posterior
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