See Also: receptaculum ganglii petrosi(medicine)
receptaculum(medicine)
receptaculum chyli(medicine)
receptaculum pecqueti(medicine)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
sulcus nervi petrosi majoris(medicine)
sulcus nervi petrosi minoris(medicine)
sulcus sinus petrosi inferioris(medicine)
sulcus sinus petrosi superioris(medicine)
hiatus canalis nervi petrosi majoris(medicine)

receptaculum ganglii petrosi (medicine)


receptaculum ganglii petrosi -->
petrosal fossula


A small and often only faintly marked depression on the inferior surface of the petrous portion of the temporal bone, between the jugular fossa and the opening of the carotid canal; here opens the canaliculus tympanicus transmitting the tympanic nerve.

Synonym: fossula petrosa, petrosal fossa, receptaculum ganglii petrosi.