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Definitions of temporal bone
Definition that contains temporal bone
  • mastoid process of the temporal bone behind the ear at the base of the skull
  • zygoma the slender arch formed by the temporal process of the cheekbone that bridges to the zygomatic process of the temporal bone
  • sphenoidal fontanelle the irregularly shaped area on either side of the cranium where the frontal bone and the anterior tip of the parietal bone and the temporal bone and the greater wing of the sphenoid bone meet; corresponds to the pterion when bones have ossified
  • mandibular joint the joint between the head of the lower jawbone and the temporal bone
  • zygomatic arch the slender arch formed by the temporal process of the cheekbone that bridges to the zygomatic process of the temporal bone
  • sphenoid fontanel the irregularly shaped area on either side of the cranium where the frontal bone and the anterior tip of the parietal bone and the temporal bone and the greater wing of the sphenoid bone meet; corresponds to the pterion when bones have ossified
  • entomion the craniometric point at the tip of the angular part of the parietal bone that articulates with the temporal bone
  • stonelike (of bone especially the temporal bone) resembling stone in hardness
  • mastoid bone process of the temporal bone behind the ear at the base of the skull
  • occipitomastoid suture the suture between the occipital and the temporal bones; a continuation of the lamboid suture
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