temporal bone

1. A thick bone forming the side of the human cranium and encasing the inner ear (synset 105289499)
   is a type of: bone, os - rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
   has:

   • glenoid fossa, mandibular fossa - a deep concavity in the temporal bone at the root of the zygomatic arch that receives the condyle of the mandible
   • tympanic bone - the bone enclosing the middle ear
   • mastoid, mastoid bone, mastoid process, mastoidal - process of the temporal bone behind the ear at the base of the skull
   • styloid process - extends from the base of the temporal bone
   is a part of: braincase, brainpan, cranium - the part of the skull that encloses the brain
   same as: os temporale

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