Petrous portion
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Petrous portion can refer to:
  • Petrous portion of the temporal bone
    Petrous portion of the temporal bone
    The petrous portion of the temporal bone or pyramid is pyramidal 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 for examination a base, an apex, three surfaces, and three angles, and contains, in its...

  • Petrous portion of the internal carotid artery
    Petrous portion of the internal carotid artery
    Petrous portion of the internal carotid artery .—When the internal carotid artery enters the canal in the petrous portion of the temporal bone, it first ascends a short distance, then curves forward and medially, and again ascends as it leaves the canal to enter the cavity of the skull between the...

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