Temporal Bone

Of bone and cranium.   May also be referred to as os temporale.

A thick bone forming the side of the human cranium and encasing the inner ear.

This concept's ID is @1~28879

Process

  • mastoid 1 facts

    Process of the temporal bone behind the ear at the base of the skull.

  • styloid process 0 facts

    Extends from the base of the temporal bone.

Also contains

  • tympanic bone 0 facts

    The bone enclosing the middle ear.

  • glenoid fossa 0 facts

    A deep concavity in the temporal bone at the root of the zygomatic arch that receives...