Squamous part
Pars squamosa
- Related terms: Squamous part of temporal bone
Definition
The squamous part of the temporal bone (Pars squamosa) looks like a seashell valve.
Generally thin, flattened from one side to the other, iregularly oval, it has a lateral and a medial surface and a periphery.
It is one of the three parts forming the temporal bone, with the petrous and the tympanic part.
N.B.:In some species, an endotympanic part joins the petrous and tympanic parts to form a thick and compact block carved with cavities: The auricular or tuberous part.
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