supramastoid crest
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crest — 1. A ridge, especially a bony ridge. SEE ALSO: crista. 2. The ridge of the neck of a male animal, especially of a stallion or bull. 3. Feathers on the top of a bird s head, or fin rays on the top of a fish s head. SYN: crista [TA]. [L. crista] … Medical dictionary
crista — SYN: crest. [L. crest] c. ampullaris [TA] SYN: ampullary crest. c. ampullaris (ductuum semicircularium) [TA] SYN: ampullary crest (of semicircular ducts). c. arcuata cartilaginis arytenoideae [TA] SYN: arcuate crest of arytenoid cartilage. c.… … Medical dictionary
Squama temporalis — Infobox Bone Name = Squama temporalis Latin = squama temporalis GraySubject = 34 GrayPage = 139 Caption = Temporal bone at birth. Inner aspect. Caption2 = Left temporal bone. Outer surface. (Squama is visible at top left.) System = MeshName =… … Wikipedia
Cephalic index — is the ratio of the maximum width of the head multiplied by 100 divided by its maximum length (i.e., in the horizontal plane, or front to back). The index was widely used by anthropologists in the early twentieth century to categorize human… … Wikipedia
Zygomatic arch — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = arcus zygomaticus GraySubject = 46 GrayPage = 183 Caption = Side view of the skull. Caption2 = Articulation of the mandible. Lateral aspect. Precursor = System = Artery = Vein = Nerve = Lymph = MeshName =… … Wikipedia
Temporal fossa — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = fossa temporalis GraySubject = 46 GrayPage = 183 Caption = The temporal fossa is clearly visible in this picture Caption2 = Precursor = System = Artery = Vein = Nerve = Lymph = MeshName = MeshNumber =… … Wikipedia
crista supramastoidea — [TA] supramastoid crest: a ridge on the temporal bone that is a continuation of the superior border of the posterior root of the zygomatic process of the temporal bone … Medical dictionary
posterior root of zygomatic process of temporal bone — a continuation of the superior border of the zygomatic process, extending above the external acoustic meatus and ending continuous with the supramastoid crest … Medical dictionary
fossa — A depression usually more or less longitudinal in shape below the level of the surface of a part. [L. a trench or ditch] acetabular f. [TA] a depressed area in the floor of the acetabulum superior to the … Medical dictionary
Spine — 1) The column of bone known as the vertebral column, which surrounds and protects the spinal cord. The spine can be categorized according to level of the body: i.e., cervical spine (neck), thoracic spine (upper and middle back), and lumbar spine… … Medical dictionary
