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temporal bone

^ http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001678


The large, irregular bone located at the base and side of the skull; consists of three parts at birth: squamous, tympanic, and petrous. [ MP:0005272 http://openisbn.com/search.php?q=0-683-40008-8&isbn=1/ ]

Term info

database cross reference
Subsets

uberon_slim, pheno_slim

UBPROP 0000008

fusion of squamosal + angular (tympanic annulus) [derm.] + petrosal (prootic + opisthotic), In many mammals, as in humans, the petrosal, ectotympanic and squamosal bones synostose to form the temporal bone + styloid process

UBPROP 0000010

The temporal bone consists of four parts: * Squama temporalis * Mastoid portion * Petrous portion (Petrosal ridge) * Tympanic part[WP].

UBPROP 0000012

Note the Temporal bone is not explicitly categorized to a part of the cranium in FMA

depicted by

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/66/Illu_cranial_bones2.jpg

has related synonym

os temporale

id

UBERON:0001678

prefLabel

Temporal bone