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temporal bone
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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 [ https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=bn%3A0-683-40008-8 ]
Term info
Label
temporal bone
Subsets
uberon_slim, pheno_slim
depicted by
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/66/Illu_cranial_bones2.jpg
external ontology notes
Note the Temporal bone is not explicitly categorized to a part of the cranium in FMA
has obo namespace
uberon
has related synonym
os temporale
id
UBERON:0001678
structure notes
The temporal bone consists of four parts: * Squama temporalis * Mastoid portion * Petrous portion (Petrosal ridge) * Tympanic part[WP].
taxon notes
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
Term relations
Subclass of:
- pneumatized bone
- structure with developmental contribution from neural crest
- has_part some (part of some chondrocranium)
- has_part some (part of some splanchnocranium)
- has_part some (part of some dermatocranium)
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