Lint: petrous-part-of-temporal-bone

"The anterior surface forms the posterior part of the middle cranial fossa. Laterally, it is continuous with the inner surface of the squamous part united by the petrosquamous suture. Near its centre lies the arcuate eminence, which indicates the location of the superior semicircular canal. Lateral to the arcuate eminence is tegmen tympani, where there is a depression at the position of middle ear cavity. A shallow groove directed posterolaterally to open into the hiatus of the facial canal. Lateral to this hiatus a smaller hiatus for the lesser petrosal nerve. Medially, there is the trigeminal impression, which is the location of Meckel's cave. At the apex, the termination of the carotid canal is present."

"The posterior surface forms the anterior part of posterior cranial fossa. It fuses with the inner surface of the mastoid. Near the centre of the posterior surface is the internal acoustic meatus. Posteriorly to the internal acoustic meatus is a small slit, leading to the canal of the vestibular aqueduct."

"The inferior surface forms part of the exterior of the base of the skull. There are a number of foramina including the inferior opening of the carotid canal and posteriorly the jugular foramen and in between the petrosal fossula and inferior tympanic canaliculus, through which the tympanic branch of the glossopharyngeal nerve passes. The stylomastoid foramen is situated on the inferior surface. It provides attachment to the levator veli palatini and the cartilaginous portion of the Eustachian tube."

"the superior angle with an attachment to the tentorium cerebelli, its medial arm lodges the trigeminal nerve and the superior petrosal sinus lodges in the groove of the angle"

"the superior angle with an attachment to the tentorium cerebelli, its medial arm lodges the trigeminal nerve and the superior petrosal sinus lodges in the groove of the angle"

"the posterior angle which contains a sulcus that houses the inferior petrosal sinus medially, and the jugular notch of the occipital bone forms the jugular foramen laterally"

"the anterior angle whose medial half articulates with the spinous process of the sphenoid and lateral half fuses with the squamous part at the petrosquamous suture"