Projecting from the lower part of the squama is a long, arched process, the zygomatic process. From Wordnik.com. [II. Osteology. 5a. 4. The Temporal Bone] Reference
Pangolin squama composite nanostructures, non-smooth surfaces. From Wordnik.com. [The Speculist: Why Invent When You Can Discover?] Reference
Calypter: Diptera; the alula or squama when it covers the haltere. From Wordnik.com. [Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology] Reference
Antisquama: Diptera; the upper of the two which moves with the wings; = antitegula; see also squama. From Wordnik.com. [Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology] Reference
The upper part, formed by the frontal squama, is smooth and convex. From Wordnik.com. [II. Osteology. 5c. The Exterior of the Skull] Reference
The base is fused with the internal surfaces of the squama and mastoid portion. From Wordnik.com. [II. Osteology. 5a. 4. The Temporal Bone] Reference
Union of the upper and lower portions of the squama takes place in the third month of fetal life. From Wordnik.com. [II. Osteology. 5a. The Cranial Bones. 1. The Occipital Bone] Reference
The part of the squama which forms the fossa lies at first below the level of the zygomatic process. From Wordnik.com. [II. Osteology. 5a. 4. The Temporal Bone] Reference
The squama forms the anterior and upper part of the bone, and is scale-like, thin, and translucent. From Wordnik.com. [II. Osteology. 5a. 4. The Temporal Bone] Reference
The tympanic part is a curved plate of bone lying below the squama and in front of the mastoid process. From Wordnik.com. [II. Osteology. 5a. 4. The Temporal Bone] Reference
The squama, situated above and behind the foramen magnum, is curved from above downward and from side to side. From Wordnik.com. [II. Osteology. 5a. The Cranial Bones. 1. The Occipital Bone] Reference
Each consists of five parts, viz., the squama, the petrous, mastoid, and tympanic parts, and the styloid process. From Wordnik.com. [II. Osteology. 5a. 4. The Temporal Bone] Reference
Posteriorly, it blends with the squama and mastoid part, and forms the anterior boundary of the tympanomastoid fissure. From Wordnik.com. [II. Osteology. 5a. 4. The Temporal Bone] Reference
About the fourth year the squama and the two lateral portions unite, and about the sixth year the bone consists of a single piece. From Wordnik.com. [II. Osteology. 5a. The Cranial Bones. 1. The Occipital Bone] Reference
The squama is ossified in membrane from a single nucleus, which appears near the root of the zygomatic process about the second month. From Wordnik.com. [II. Osteology. 5a. 4. The Temporal Bone] Reference
From each of these centers ossification extends upward to form the corresponding half of the squama, and backward to form the orbital plate. From Wordnik.com. [II. Osteology. 5a. 3. The Frontal Bone] Reference
The structure of the squama is like that of the other cranial bones: the mastoid portion is spongy, and the petrous portion dense and hard. From Wordnik.com. [II. Osteology. 5a. 4. The Temporal Bone] Reference
The anterior part, formed by the squama, is smooth, covered in the fresh state with cartilage, and articulates with the condyle of the mandible. From Wordnik.com. [II. Osteology. 5a. 4. The Temporal Bone] Reference
The sphenoparietal suture varies in length in different skulls, and is absent in those cases where the frontal articulates with the temporal squama. From Wordnik.com. [II. Osteology. 5c. The Exterior of the Skull] Reference
These canals run from the tympanic cavity forward and downward to the retiring angle between the squama and the petrous portion of the temporal bone. From Wordnik.com. [X. The Organs of the Senses and the Common Integument. 1d. 2. The Middle Ear or Tympanic Cavity] Reference
The boundary between the squama and the mastoid portion of the bone, as indicated by traces of the original suture, lies about 1 cm. below this line. From Wordnik.com. [II. Osteology. 5a. 4. The Temporal Bone] Reference
The planum nuchale of the squama is ossified from two centers, which appear about the seventh week of fetal life and soon unite to form a single piece. From Wordnik.com. [II. Osteology. 5a. The Cranial Bones. 1. The Occipital Bone] Reference
The petrosquamous sinus, when present, runs backward along the junction of the squama and petrous portion of the temporal, and opens into the transverse sinus. From Wordnik.com. [VII. The Veins. 3b. 5. The Sinuses of the Dura Mater] Reference
Anteriorly the mastoid portion is fused with the descending process of the squama above; below it enters into the formation of the external acoustic meatus and the tympanic cavity. From Wordnik.com. [II. Osteology. 5a. 4. The Temporal Bone] Reference
The planum occipitale of the squama is developed in membrane, and may remain separate throughout life when it constitutes the interparietal bone; the rest of the bone is developed in cartilage. From Wordnik.com. [II. Osteology. 5a. The Cranial Bones. 1. The Occipital Bone] Reference
Internally, the tympanic part is fused with the petrous portion, and appears in the retreating angle between it and the squama, where it lies below and lateral to the orifice of the auditory tube. From Wordnik.com. [II. Osteology. 5a. 4. The Temporal Bone] Reference
In front of the spine the circumference presents a concave, serrated edge, bevelled at the expense of the inner table below, and of the outer table above, for articulation with the temporal squama. From Wordnik.com. [II. Osteology. 5a. 5. The Sphenoid Bone] Reference
The squama and the zygomatic processes are very thick, consisting of diploic tissue contained between two compact laminæ; the diploic tissue is absent in the regions occupied by the frontal air sinuses. From Wordnik.com. [II. Osteology. 5a. 3. The Frontal Bone] Reference
Beneath each superciliary arch is a curved and prominent margin, the supraorbital margin, which forms the upper boundary of the base of the orbit, and separates the squama from the orbital portion of the bone. From Wordnik.com. [II. Osteology. 5a. 3. The Frontal Bone] Reference
The internal surface of the squama (Fig. 138) is concave; it presents depressions corresponding to the convolutions of the temporal lobe of the brain, and grooves for the branches of the middle meningeal vessels. From Wordnik.com. [II. Osteology. 5a. 4. The Temporal Bone] Reference
The tympanic ring unites with the squama shortly before birth; the petromastoid part and squama join during the first year, and the tympanohyal portion of the styloid process about the same time (Figs. 143, 144). From Wordnik.com. [II. Osteology. 5a. 4. The Temporal Bone] Reference
Inner surface of squama. From Wordnik.com. [II. Osteology. 5a. 4. The Temporal Bone] Reference
squama (squama frontalis). From Wordnik.com. [II. Osteology. 5a. 3. The Frontal Bone] Reference
Legnum: the margin of a squama. From Wordnik.com. [Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology] Reference
The squama (squama temporalis). From Wordnik.com. [II. Osteology. 5a. 4. The Temporal Bone] Reference
The squama (squama occipitalis). From Wordnik.com. [II. Osteology. 5a. The Cranial Bones. 1. The Occipital Bone] Reference
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