Temporal surface
Facies temporalis
- Related terms: Temporal surface of frontal bone
Definition
The temporal surface of the frontal bone corresponds to the lateral part of this bone. It helps to form the orbit and the temporal fossa, delimited from each other by the orbitotemporal crest, which descends from the base of the zygomatic process.
References
Barone R. Anatomie comparée des mammifères domestiques, Tome 1, Ostéologie, 5th edition, Vigot, Paris, 2017.
Constantinescu GM, Schaller O. Illustrated veterinary anatomical nomenclature, 3rd Edition, Enke Verlag, Stuttgart, 2012.
