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CROSS-SPECIES ANATOMY - ANNOTATIONS

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Term:petrous part of temporal bone
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Accession:UBERON:0001694 term browser browse the term
Definition:The petrous portion of the temporal bone or pyramid is pyramidal and is wedged in at the base of the skull between the sphenoid and occipital bones. Directed medially, forward, and a little upward, it presents for examination a base, an apex, three surfaces, and three angles, and contains, in its interior, the essential parts of the organ of hearing. The petrous portion is among the most basal elements of the skull and forms part of the endocranium.[WP,unvetted].
Comment:[taxon-note] "derivative of prootic and opisthotic"
Synonyms:exact_synonym: pars petrosa (os temporale);   pars petrosa ossis temporalis;   petromastoid part of temporal bone;   temporal bone petrous part
 broad_synonym: petrosal
 related_synonym: petrosal bone;   petrous bone
 xref: EHDAA2:0001452;   EMAPA:17683;   FMA:52871;   GAID:234;   MA:0001477;   MESH:D010579;   NCI:C32316;   SCTID:361733004;   UMLS:C1261761;   VHOG:0001553;   Wikipedia:Petrous_part_of_the_temporal_bone



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  UBERON ontology 0
    anatomical entity 0
      material anatomical entity 0
        anatomical structure 0
          multicellular anatomical structure 0
            organ part 0
              zone of organ 0
                zone of bone organ 0
                  petrous part of temporal bone 0
                    bony labyrinth + 0
                    bony otic capsule 0
                    oval window 0
                    round window of inner ear 0
                    subarcuate fossa 0
                    temporomandibular joint primordium + 0
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  UBERON ontology 0
    anatomical entity 0
      material anatomical entity 0
        anatomical structure 0
          multicellular anatomical structure 0
            multicellular organism 0
              organism subdivision 0
                main body axis 0
                  body proper 0
                    craniocervical region 0
                      head 0
                        head mesenchyme 0
                          head paraxial mesoderm 0
                            cartilaginous neurocranium 0
                              neurocranium 0
                                basicranium 0
                                  petrous part of temporal bone 0
                                    bony labyrinth + 0
                                    bony otic capsule 0
                                    oval window 0
                                    round window of inner ear 0
                                    subarcuate fossa 0
                                    temporomandibular joint primordium + 0
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