- The
pterion is the
region where the frontal, parietal, temporal, and
sphenoid bones join. It is
located on the side of the skull, just
behind the temple...
- The temple, also
known as the
pterion, is a
latch where four
skull bones intersect: the frontal, parietal, temporal, and sphenoid. It is
located on the...
- The
squamosal suture, or
squamous suture,
arches backward from the
pterion and
connects the
temporal squama with the
lower border of the
parietal bone:...
-
paired parietal bones and the
frontal bone of the skull. It runs from the
pterion on each side. The
coronal suture is
likely supplied by a
branch of the...
-
temporal bone, and
sphenoid bone. The
floor of the
fossa features the
pterion (the
junction of
these four bones).: 357 Lateral/roof:
temporal fascia...
- artery. The
anterior branch of the
middle meningeal artery runs
beneath the
pterion. It is
vulnerable to
injury at this point,
where the
skull is thin. Rupture...
-
commonly results from a blow to the side (temporal bone) of the head. The
pterion region,
which overlies the
middle meningeal artery, is
relatively weak...
-
divides into
anterior (which runs
usually in
vertical direction across the
pterion) and
posterior (which runs posterosuperiorly) branches,
while the accessory...
- of
occurrence in
Peruvian mummies.
Another specific Wormian bone, the
pterion ossicle,
sometimes exists between the
sphenoidal angle of the parietal...
- more
rapidly growing hematoma when
compared to
venous injuries. At the
pterion region,
middle meningeal artery is most
commonly affected. When fracture...
