Asmostgenesequencesandfunctionalstructuresofinternalorgansinratshavebeenwellstudied,ratmodelsarcwidelyusedinexperimentalmedicalstudies.Alargenumberofdescriptionsandatlasoftherattemporalbonehavebeenpublished,butsomedetailedanatomyofitssurfaceandinsidestructuresremainstobestudied.Byfocusingonsomeuniquecharacteristicsoftherattemporalbone,thecurrentpaperaimstoprovidemoreaccurateanddetailedinformationonrattemporalboneanatomyinanattempttocompletemissingorunclearareasintheexistedknowledge.Wealsohopethispapercanlayasolidfoundationforexperimentalrattemporalbonesurgeries,andpromoteinformationexchangeamongcolleagues,aswellasprovidingusefulguidancefornoviceresearchersinthefieldofhearingresearchinvolvingrats.
