Subarcuate fossa
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherTemplate:Main otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".The subarcuate fossa is a shallow[1] depression upon the internal surface of the petrous part of the temporal bone[2] forming the wall of the posterior cranial fossa. The fossa accommodates the flocculus of the cerebellum. It is situated lateral/posterior to the internal auditory meatus.[1]
Anatomy
The subarcuate fossa is situated posteriorly[3]Template:Rp and superiorly[3]Template:Rp between the opening of the vestibular aqueduct and opening of internal auditory meatus.[3]Template:Rp
The surface of the subarcuate fossa is lined with dura mater and lodges the endolymphatic sac and duct, as well as a minute artery and vein;[3]Template:Rp some veins from the mucosa of mastoid antrum enter the cranial cavity at the subarcuate fossa to drain at the superior petrosal sinus - they are remnants of larger subarcuate veins of childhood and represent a possible route of intracranial infectious spread.[3]Template:Rp
Other animals
It is extensive in most primates (except for great apes) and nearly all mammals. In these animals, the subarcuate fossa houses a part of the cerebellum, the petrosal lobe.[4][5]
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