Temporal bone — Bone: Temporal bone Cranial bones … Wikipedia
Temporal bone — A large irregular bone situated at the base and side of the skull. The temporal bone consists of three parts (squamous, tympanic and petrous) which are distinct at birth but then fuse. The petrous part of the temporal bone contains the… … Medical dictionary
Temporal process of the zygomatic bone — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = facies temporalis ossis zygomatici GraySubject = 50 GrayPage = 164 Caption = Left zygomatic bone. Temporal surface. Caption2 = Precursor = System = Artery = Vein = Nerve = Lymph = MeshName = MeshNumber =… … Wikipedia
Bone — is the substance that forms the skeleton of the body. It is composed chiefly of calcium phosphate and calcium carbonate. It also serves as a storage area for calcium, playing a large role in calcium balance in the blood. The 206 bones in the body … Medical dictionary
Temporal bone — Temporal Tem po*ral, a. [L. temporalis, fr. tempora the temples: cf. F. temporal. See {Temple} a part of the head.] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the temple or temples; as, the temporal bone; a temporal artery. [1913 Webster] {Temporal bone}, a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Temporal — Tem po*ral, a. [L. temporalis, fr. tempora the temples: cf. F. temporal. See {Temple} a part of the head.] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the temple or temples; as, the temporal bone; a temporal artery. [1913 Webster] {Temporal bone}, a very complex … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
temporal line — n either of two nearly parallel ridges or lines on each side of the skull that begin as a single ridge on the temporal bone, run upward and backward from the zygomatic process above the temporal fossa, divide into upper and lower lines, and… … Medical dictionary
Temporal — can refer to: * of or relating to time ** Temporal database, a database recording aspects of time varying values ** The Temporal power of the Popes of the Roman Catholic Church ** a Lord Temporal, secular member of the House of Lords ** Temporal… … Wikipedia
Temporal branches — can refer to any one of several different structures near the temple (anatomy) or temporal bone:* Nerves ** Temporal branches of the facial nerve rami temporales nervi facialis ** superficial temporal branches of auriculotemporal nerve rami… … Wikipedia
temporal fossa — n a broad fossa on the side of the skull of higher vertebrates behind the orbit that contains muscles for raising the lower jaw and that in humans is occupied by the temporalis muscle, is separated from the orbit by the zygomatic bone, is bounded … Medical dictionary
