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temporal bone
temporal bone The temporal bone is a large, unevenly shaped bone on the side and base of the skull that connects with the lower jaw at the temporomandibular joint.
The temporal bone is a large, unevenly shaped bone on the side and base of the skull that connects with the lower jaw at the temporomandibular joint. It has squamous, tympanic, and petrous parts, and its petrous part contains the inner ear’s vestibulocochlear organ.