Each other (@ saggital surture)

Occipital bone (@ lamboidal suture)

Frontal

Temporal

Sphenoid

Paried

Forms large portion of lateral walls and roof of skull

Paired

Forms lateral walls of skull in temporal region

Part of base of skull in auricular region

Temporal Bones Articulate with...

[image]Zygomatic

Parietal

Occipital

Sphenoid

Mandible (TMJ)

Squamous

Tympanic

Petrous

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Forms part of braincase

Consists of zygomatic process, cranial part of temoromadnibular joint, articular eminence, articular fossa, and postglenoid process. [image]

Squamous part of temporal bone

Anterior to articular fossa

Part of temporal bone that articulates with mandible at TMJ joint

Articular Fossa

Squamous part of temporal bone

On inferior surface of zygomatic process of temporal bone

Part of temporal bone that articulates with the mandible @ TMJ joint

Squamous part of temporal bone

Anterior to articular fossa

Most of external acoustic meatus

contains pterotympanic fissue[image]

On tympanic part of temporal bone

short canal leading to tympanic cavity

On tympanic part of temporal bone

through which the chorda tympani nerve emerges

Petrous part of temporal bone

Large roughened projection containing tiny air spaces

Communicates with middle ear

Attachment for large neck muscles

Petrous part of temporal bone

Medial to mastoid process

Petrous part of temporal bone

Important as attachment for many tongue and pharyngeal muscles and ligaments

Petrous part of temporal bone

Carries 7th cranial nerve (facial nerve)

Petrous part of temporal bone

Transmits internal carotid artery and carotid nerve plexus

Petrous part of temporal bone

Lateral portion only