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
- EHDAA:6035
- EMAPA:17682
- MESH:D013701
- GAID:232
- MA:0001476
- UMLS:C0039484 (ncithesaurus:Temporal_Bone)
- SCTID:181795004
- Wikipedia:Temporal_bone
- NCIT:C12797
- FMA:52737
- VHOG:0000800
uberon_slim, pheno_slim
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
The temporal bone consists of four parts: * Squama temporalis * Mastoid portion * Petrous portion (Petrosal ridge) * Tympanic part[WP].
Note the Temporal bone is not explicitly categorized to a part of the cranium in FMA
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/66/Illu_cranial_bones2.jpg
os temporale
uberon
UBERON:0001678
Temporal bone
Term relations
- pneumatized bone
- overlaps some splanchnocranium
- overlaps some chondrocranium
- overlaps some dermatocranium