See Also: groove for inferior petrosal sinus(medicine)
groove for superior petrosal sinus(medicine)
inferior petrosal groove(medicine)
inferior petrosal sinus(medicine)
groove of greater petrosal nerve(medicine)
groove of lesser petrosal nerve(medicine)
petrosal sinus(medicine)
superior petrosal sinus(medicine)
petrosal sinus sampling(medicine)
inferior petrosal sulcus(medicine)

groove for inferior petrosal sinus (medicine)


groove for inferior petrosal sinus


A groove lodging the inferior petrosal sinus, formed by union of similarly named grooves in the petrous part of the temporal bone and the basilar part of the occipital bone.

Synonym: sulcus sinus petrosi inferioris, inferior petrosal groove, inferior petrosal sulcus.