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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
  • styloid process extends from the base of the temporal bone
  • osseous labyrinth cavity in the petrous part of the temporal bone that contains the membranous labyrinth
  • mastoid process process of the temporal bone behind the ear at the base of the skull
  • articulatio temporomandibularis the joint between the head of the lower jawbone and the temporal bone
  • sphenoidal 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
  • mandibular fossa a deep concavity in the temporal bone at the root of the zygomatic arch that receives the condyle of the mandible
  • petrous (of bone especially the temporal bone) resembling stone in hardness
  • temporomandibular joint the joint between the head of the lower jawbone and the temporal bone
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