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| Bone: Petrosquamous suture | |
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| Temporal bone at birth. Inner aspect. | |
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| Base of the skull. Upper surface. (Temporal bone is in pink.) | |
| Latin | fissura petrosquamosa |
| Gray's | subject #34 142 |
The petrosquamous suture is a cranial suture between the petrous portion and the squama of the temporal bone.
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