Temporal Bone Anatomy

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The document discusses anatomy of the temporal bone, external auditory canal, tympanic membrane, middle ear structures, and facial nerve.

The temporal bone consists of the squamous, mastoid, petrous and tympanic portions as well as the styloid process.

The middle ear contains the ossicles (malleus, incus and stapes), various air spaces and openings between the mesotympanum and attic.

Temporal Bone Anatomy

Anatomy
• Temporal bone
– Squamous portion
– Mastoid portion
– Petrous portion
– Tympanic portion
– Styloid process
External auditory canal
• Approximately 2.5-3.5 cm long 6-9 mm wide
• Outer 1/3 : extension of the cartilage of the auricle
• Inner 2/3 : incomplete ring of the tympanic bone
• Lined by skin
Tympanic membrane
• Separates the EAC from middle ear cavity
• Fibroelastic layer
– Outer surface : covered by canal skin
– Medial surface : by the middle ear mucosa
• The circumference of the membrane
– Thickened and forms annulus
– Open anterosuperiorly
• Pars flaccida
– Triangular segment, bordered by mallear fold
– Devoid of fibroelastic layer
• Pars tensa
• Convex medially : umbo
Middle ear
• Air-filled irregular space
• Boundary
– Lateral : TM, lateral attic wall
– Medial : capsule of the inner ear
– Superior : tegmen tympani
– Inferior : hypotympanic floor
• Three portions
– Mesotympanum
– Epitympanum
– Hypotympanum : covers the jugular bulb
Middle ear
• Pyramidal eminence
– In the posterior wall of of the mesotympanum
– Conical bony protrusion
– Stapedius m. & its tendon
• Facial recess
– Lateral to the pyramidal eminence
– Covers the upper portion of the mastoid segment of the
facial canal
• Sinus tympani
– Medial to the pyramidal eminence
– Posterior pocket of mesotympanum
Tympanic membrane
Middle ear
• Ossicles
• Malleus, incus, stapes
- In the attic, head of malleus articulates with the incus body
- Malleus handle extends inferiorly to the TM
- The long process of the incus articulates with the head of
stapes
- Ice-cream appearance
: head of malleus & incus body, short process
Ossicles
• Posterior tympanum
• Pyramidal eminance 를 기준으로 sup
와 inf,
• facial canal 을 중심으로 lat 과 med 로
구분
• Superolateral : facial sinus
• Inferolateral : lateral tympanic sinus
• Superomedial : posterior tympanic
sinus
• Ponticulus : pyramidal eminance 에서
promontory 로 이어지는 bony ridge
• Subiculum : styloid eminance 에서
round window niche 의 post. lip 으로
이어지는 bony ridge
– 이사이에 가장 큰 sinus tympani 존재
Tympanic Isthmus
• Two openings between
mesotympanum and attic
– Anterior isthmus
• Between tensor tympani tendon and the
stapes
– Posterior isthmus
• Between the short process of the incus and
the stapedial tendon and pyramidal
eminence
Prussak’s space
• Prussak’s space
– Laterally pars flaccida
– Medially the neck of the malleus
– Superiorly lateral malleal ligament
– Inferiorly the lateral process of the malleus
Facial nerve
1. Intracranial(Pontine) segment
- 23-24mm length
- from brain stem to the internal auditory canal
2. IAC(Meatal) segment
- 8-10mm length
- from the fundus of the IAC to the meatal foramen
- anterior superior part of IAC
3. Labyrinthine segment
- 3-5mm length
- from the meatal foramen to the geniculate ganglion
- branch: GSPN
Facial nerve
4. Tympanic segment
- 8-12mm length
- from first genu to second genu
- inferior part of LSCC
- Superior part of oval window
5. Mastoid segment
- 10-15mm length
- from second genu to stylomastoid foramen
- chorda tympani
6. Extratemporal segment
- from the stylomastoid foramen to the the muscles of
innervation
Facial nerve
Dimensions of the Facial Nerve
Common Site of FN Injury during Otologic
Surgery
1) Intracranial segment: Brainstem-CPA lesions
2) Mastoid segment: Mastoidectomy
3) Tympanic segment
- Stapedectomy
- Labyrinthectomy (medial side)
4) Extracranial segment
- Parotidectomy
Facial nerve geniculate ganglion

Superior SCC

Common crus

Lateral
SCC
Vestibular aqueduct Posterior SCC
Facial nerve tympanic segment

Cochlea

Lateral SCC

Internal auditory canal

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