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temporal bone
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bones situated at the sides and base of the skull, and lateral to the temporal lobes of the cerebrum
The temporal bones are the bones located on the sides and base of your skull, positioned next to the temporal lobes of your brain. They're important because they form part of your skull's structure and protect the brain and other delicate structures in that region.
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Research
34,180 papers- Temporal Bone Anatomy.ReviewNeuroimaging clinics of North America · 2022Benson JC, Lane JIDOI: 10.1016/j.nic.2022.07.010
- Temporal bone resection for lateral skull-base malignancies.ReviewJournal of neuro-oncology · 2020Mehta GU, Muelleman TJ, Brackmann DE et al.DOI: 10.1007/s11060-020-03445-4
- Training in temporal bone drilling.ReviewEuropean annals of otorhinolaryngology, head and neck diseases · 2022Aussedat C, Venail F, Marx M et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.anorl.2021.02.007
- Imaging of the Postoperative Temporal Bone.ReviewNeuroimaging clinics of North America · 2022Bhatt PR, Alyono JC, Fischbein NJ et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.nic.2021.08.006
- Imaging of Temporal Bone Trauma: A Clinicoradiologic Perspective.ReviewNeuroimaging clinics of North America · 2019Lantos JE, Leeman K, Weidman EK et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.nic.2018.08.005
- Temporal bone imaging.ReviewNeuroimaging clinics of North America · 1996Casselman JW
- Temporal bone trauma.ReviewSeminars in ultrasound, CT, and MR · 2001Swartz JDDOI: 10.1016/s0887-2171(01)90008-3
- Imaging of Temporal Bone Neoplasms.ReviewRadiologic clinics of North America · 2026Nayak GKDOI: 10.1016/j.rcl.2025.08.003
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The temporal bone is a paired bone situated at the sides and base of the skull, lateral to the temporal lobe of the cerebral cortex.
The temporal bones are overlaid by the sides of the head known as the temples where four of the cranial bones fuse. Each temple is covered by a temporal muscle. The temporal bones house the structures of the ears. The lower seven cranial nerves and the major vessels to and from the brain traverse the temporal bone.