Definition of Petrotympanic. Meaning of Petrotympanic. Synonyms of Petrotympanic

- The petrotympanic fissure (also known as the squamotympanic fissure or the glaserian fissure) is a fissure in the temporal bone that runs from the temporomandibular...
- to which are three small apertures: the "iter chordæ posterius", the petrotympanic fissure, and the "iter chordæ anterius". The iter chordæ posterius (apertura...
- and facial canal to chorda tympani, through middle ear cavity, out petrotympanic fissure to join the lingual nerve, travels with lingual nerve to synapse...
- acoustic meatus; it is divided into two parts by a narrow slit, the petrotympanic fissure (Glaserian fissure). The anterior part, formed by the squamous...
- the lingual nerve to enter the tympanic cavity (middle ear) via the petrotympanic fissure. It joins the rest of the facial nerve via the canaliculus for...
- (the mandibular part of) the maxillary artery. It p****es through the petrotympanic fissure to entre the middle ear where it contributes to the formation...
- malleus. Chorda tympani then exits the skull by descending through the petrotympanic fissure into the infratemporal fossa. Here it joins the lingual nerve...
- anterior process to the anterior wall of the tympanic cavity close to the petrotympanic fissure. Some of the fibers also p**** through the fissure to the spine...
- right and left lungs Auricular fissure, found in the temporal bone Petrotympanic fissure Pterygomaxillary fissure Sphenoidal fissure, separates the wings...
- off the chorda tympani nerve. This nerve exits the skull through the petrotympanic fissure and merges with the lingual nerve, after which it synapses with...