The temporal fossa localizes on the skull's lateral surface and is bordered by the superior temporal line from above and be the zygomatic arch – from below. Inferiorly fossa communicates with the infratemporal fossa. Another connection is a tiny zygomatic canal for the zygomatic nerve. An entrance to this canal from the temporal fossa is the foramen zygomatioctemporale.
Bones, anatomical structures and connections of the temporal fossa.
The list of terms:Fossa temporalis – Temporal fossa Fossa infratemporalis – Infratemporal fossa Arcus zygomaticus – Zygomatic arch Linea temporalis superior – Superior temporal line Linea temporalis inferior – Inferior temporal line Foramen zygomaticotemporale – Zygomaticotemporal foramen Facies temporalis ossis temporalis – Temporal surface of the temporal bone Facies temporalis ossis parietalis – Temporal surface of the parietal bone Facies temporalis alae majoris ossis sphenoidalis – Temporal surface of the greater wing of sphenoid bone Facies temporalis ossis frontalis – Temporal surface of the frontal bone Facies temporalis ossis zygomatici – Temporal surface of the zygomatic bone
First published: Jan/2020
Last update: 18/Nov/2020