THE TEMPORAL BONES 



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enters. The outer part of the Glaserian fissure is entirely 

 closed. 



In front of the articular eminence, and separated by a slight 

 ridge from the temporal surface, is a small triangular infra- 

 temporal surface, entering into the zygomatic fossa. 



FIG. 6 



Scj U OtmoilS Por f i fl n 



STYLO- 



GLOSSUS.-ZK/STYLO 

 HYOID 



*V* S 



Eniinentia 

 articularis. 



* Mastoid 

 foramen. 



DIGASTRIC. 



process. 

 Left temporal bone: outer surface. (Gray.) 



The inner surface of the squamous is concave and presents 

 cerebral impressions and meningeal grooves. A narrow hori- 

 zontal part helps form the anterior wall of the tympanum. 



The superior border is thin and fluted, and overlaps the 

 parietal bone. The parietal notch marks the junction of the 

 superior border with the mastoid; the squamomastoid suture 



