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Temporal fossa

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Temporal fossa
The temporal fossa is clearly visible in this picture
Details
Identifiers
Latinfossa temporalis
TA98A02.1.00.022
TA2426
FMA75307
Anatomical terminology

The temporal fossa is a fossa (shallow depression) on the side of the skull bounded by the temporal lines above, and the zygomatic arch below. Its floor is formed by the outer surfaces of four bones of the skull. The fossa is filled by the temporalis muscle.

Anatomy

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Boundaries

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Contents

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Relations

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Deep to the zygomatic arch, the temporal fossa is inferiorly continuous with the (lateral part of) the infratemporal fossa.[1]: 357 

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Sinnatamby, Chummy S. (2011). Last's Anatomy (12th ed.). ISBN 978-0-7295-3752-0.