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Temporal surface

Facies temporalis

Definition

Mayla Alcobaça, Andréa Lopes da Costa

The temporal surface is the external and lateral bony surface of the wing of the basisphenoid bone; it forms the ventral part of the skull. This surface faces the temporal region. The temporal surface participates in the formation of the intertemporal fossa.

References

  • Getty R. Anatomia dos animais domésticos de Sisson & Grossman. 5ª edição. Rio de Janeiro: Guanabara; 1986.

  • Hermansin JW, Lahunta A, Evans HE. Milller ande Evan's anatomy of the dog. 5ª edição. Missouri: Elsevier; 2020.

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