squama

The squamous part (Squama occipitalis) was quadrilateral in blackbuck as reported in camel (Singh) and in horse (Getty) whereas in goat it was pentagonal in shape (Singh & Patel, 1984).

[12] Other areas of erosion include the tegmen tympani, the bony plate covering the sigmoid sinus, the squama of the temporal bone and rarely the vestibular labyrinth.

Wings: Second basal cell 50% micrptrichose; costal cells yellowish color; squama white with long hairs on margins

Posterior inferior to the root of the zygomatic process, in the prenatal part of squama, is the scutum.

The most important factor for the skull fracture was the placement of the pin in normal, but relatively thin temporal squama. Based on our experience, if pin fixation is felt necessary, placement of the pins to avoid the temporal squama may avoid such complications.

INTRODUCTION: Pterion is a significant region which is marked by the junction of frontal bone, parietal bone, squama temporalis and the greater wing of sphenoid bone and forms the floor of temporal fossa.