Petrous Bone [skalní kost]

topical
18
Terms

kost skalní
os petrosum
pars pyramidalis
pyramida (anatomie)
pyramis

 

Petrous Apex
Petrous Pyramid

Persistent link   https://www.medvik.cz/link/D010579
Definition

The dense rock-like part of temporal bone that contains the INNER EAR. Petrous bone is located at the base of the skull. Sometimes it is combined with the MASTOID PROCESS and called petromastoid part of temporal bone.

Annotation
fractures: coordinate PETROUS BONE /inj with SKULL FRACTURES; neoplasms: coordinate with SKULL NEOPLASMS
DUI
D010579 MeSH Browser
CUI
M0016439