Temporal bone 314197 206498850 2008-04-18T14:50:19Z Kjetilho 742933 removed random comment {{Infobox Bone | Name = {{PAGENAME}} | Latin = os temporales | GraySubject = 34 | GrayPage = 138 | Image = Illu cranial bones.jpg | Caption = Cranial bones | Image2 = Illu facial bones.jpg | Caption2 = Facial bones. | Origins = | Insertions = | Articulations = [[occipital bone|occipital]], [[parietal]], [[sphenoid]], [[mandible]] and [[zygomatic bone|zygomatic]] | MeshName = | MeshNumber = | }} The '''temporal bones''' are situated at the sides and base of the [[skull]]. The temporal bone supports that part of the face known as the [[temple (anatomy) |temple]]. ==Parts== Each consists of five parts: * [[Squama temporalis]] * [[Mastoid portion]] * [[Petrous portion of the temporal bone|Petrous portion]] * [[Tympanic part]] * [[Styloid process (temporal)]] ==Composition== The structure of the squama is like that of the other cranial bones: the mastoid portion is spongy, and the petrous portion dense and hard. ==Additional images== <gallery> Image:Gray190.png|The skull from the front. Image:Gray164.png|Sphenoid bone visible center right. Image:Gray188.png|Side view of the skull. Image:Gray189.png|Left infratemporal fossa. Image:Gray194.png|Sagittal section of skull. Image:Gray309.png|Articulation of the mandible. Lateral aspect. Image:Gray193.png|Base of the skull. Upper surface. </gallery> == See also == * [[Ossification of temporal bone]] *[[Bone#Terminology|Bone terminology]] *[[Terms for anatomical location]] *[[Temporal fenestrae]] *[[Temporomandibular joint]] ==External links== * {{RocheLexicon|34256.000-1}} {{Gray's}} {{Cranium}} [[Category:Skeletal system]] [[Category:Skull]] [[ar:عظم صدغي]] [[ca:Os temporal]] [[de:Schläfenbein]] [[eo:Temporalo]] [[fr:Os temporal]] [[gl:Temporal (óso)]] [[it:Osso temporale]] [[he:עצם הרקה]] [[la:Ossa temporalia]] [[lv:Deniņu kauls]] [[lt:Smilkinkaulis]] [[ja:側頭骨]] [[pl:Kość skroniowa]] [[pt:Osso temporal]] [[sv:Tinningben]] [[th:กระดูกขมับ]] [[uk:Скронева кістка]] [[sl:Senčnica]] [[zh:颞骨]]