Espiral Atlas
Anatomical regionHead and neck

Suprameatal fossa (Macewen's triangle)

foveola suprameatica

A small depression on the lateral surface of the temporal bone, just behind and above the external acoustic meatus. In front lies the suprameatal spine, a prominence above and behind the meatus.

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