Temporal bone

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Temporal bone
Position of temporal bone (shown in green)
Animation of the temporal bone
Details
Articulations	Occipital, parietal, sphenoid, mandible and zygomatic
Identifiers
Latin	os temporale
MeSH	D013701
TA98	A02.1.06.001
TA2	641
FMA	52737
Anatomical terms of bone [edit on Wikidata]

The temporal bones are situated at the sides and base of the skull, and lateral to the temporal lobes 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.