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The middle cranial fossa is formed by the sphenoid bones, and the temporal bones. It lodges the temporal lobes, and the pituitary gland. [1][2] It is deeper than the anterior cranial fossa, is narrow medially and widens laterally to the sides of the skull. It is separated from the posterior cranial fossa by the clivus and the petrous crest.
A cranial fossa is formed by the floor of the cranial cavity. There are three distinct cranial fossae: [1] Anterior cranial fossa (fossa cranii anterior), housing the projecting frontal lobes of the brain [2] Middle cranial fossa (fossa cranii media), separated from the posterior fossa by the clivus and the petrous crest housing the temporal ...
Base of the skull. Upper surface. Sphenoid is yellow, and arrows indicate the foramen rotundum.) The foramen rotundum is a circular hole in the sphenoid bone of the skull. It connects the middle cranial fossa and the pterygopalatine fossa. It allows for the passage of the maxillary nerve (V 2), a branch of the trigeminal nerve.
The human pituitary gland is oval shaped, about 1 cm in diameter, 0.5–1 gram (0.018–0.035 oz) in weight on average, and about the size of a kidney bean. [2][3] There are two main lobes of the pituitary, an anterior lobe, and a posterior lobe joined and separated by a small intermediate lobe.
Intervertebral foramen, foramina formed between vertebrae. Lesser sciatic foramen, an opening between the pelvis and the posterior thigh. Obturator foramen, the opening created by the ischium and pubis bones of the pelvis. Vertebral foramen, the foramen formed by the anterior segment (the body), and the posterior part, the vertebral arch.
It is medial to the foramen lacerum (the internal carotid artery reaches the middle cranial fossa above the foramen lacerum), proximal to its anastomosis with the Circle of Willis. It is anterior to the basilar artery. On sagittal plane, it can be divided into two surfaces including the pharyngeal (inferior) surface and basilar (superior) surface.
Outer surface. [clarification needed] The petrous part of the temporal bone is pyramid-shaped 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 a base, an apex, three surfaces, and three angles, and houses in its interior the components of the inner ear.
In human anatomy, the pterygopalatine fossa (sphenopalatine fossa) is a fossa in the skull. A human skull contains two pterygopalatine fossae—one on the left side, and another on the right side. Each fossa is a cone-shaped paired depression deep to the infratemporal fossa and posterior to the maxilla on each side of the skull, located between ...