Source Word
temporal fossa
Noun
(anatomy)
A
broad
fossa
on
the
side
of
the
skull
of
higher
vertebrates
behind
the
orbit
that
contains
muscles
for
raising
the
lower
jaw
and
that
in
humans
is
occupied
by
the
temporalis
muscle,
is
separated
from
the
orbit
by
the
zygomatic
bone,
is
bounded
laterally
by
the
zygomatic
arch,
and
lies
above
the
infratemporal
crest
of
the
greater
wing
of
the
sphenoid
bone.
Japanese Meaning
側頭窩：高等脊椎動物の頭蓋骨の側面にある広い窩。眼窩の後ろに位置し、下顎を上げる筋肉（ヒトでは側頭筋）が収容されており、頬骨（zygomatic bone）によって眼窩から区分され、側面は頬骨弓（zygomatic arch）により制限され、蝶形骨（sphenoid bone）の大翼の下側のクリースの上に位置する解剖学的構造
Sense（1）
(anatomy)
A
broad
fossa
on
the
side
of
the
skull
of
higher
vertebrates
behind
the
orbit
that
contains
muscles
for
raising
the
lower
jaw
and
that
in
humans
is
occupied
by
the
temporalis
muscle,
is
separated
from
the
orbit
by
the
zygomatic
bone,
is
bounded
laterally
by
the
zygomatic
arch,
and
lies
above
the
infratemporal
crest
of
the
greater
wing
of
the
sphenoid
bone.
（ plural ）
