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-paired.
-form the inferior lateral walls and part of the floor of the cranium.
-each temporal bone has a complex sturucture composed of three parts: petrous, squamous, and tympanic parts. |
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| is the lateral flat suface of the temporal bone immediately inferior to the squamous suture. |
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| immediately inferior to the squamous part is the prominent zygomatic process, it curves laterally and anteriorly to unite with the temporal process of the zygomatic bone. |
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| thick part of the temporal bone houses sensory structures of the inner ear that provide information about hearing and balance. |
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| medial to the styloid process and transmits the internal carotid artery. |
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-each temporal bone articulates with the mandible inferior to the base of both zygomatic processes in a dression.
-anterior to the mandibular fossa is a bump called the articular tubercle.
-articulates with mandible. |
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-prominent bulge on the inferior surface of the temporal bone.
-attachment site of some neck muscles to extend or rotate head. |
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| provides a passageway for nerves and blood vessesls to and from the inner ear |
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| the tympanic part, a small bony ring surroundes the entrance to this external auditory canal. |
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