Temporal bone

The temporal bone of the skull has a few features and lumpy bits that are worth talking about to make study of the skull a bit clearer. We'll look at the squamous, petrous and zygomatic parts, the bones adjacent to the temporal bone, and the relevant foramina. The jugular foramen is a gap between the temporal and occipital bones, but the carotid canal is a tube within the temporal bone, for example.

The petrous part and the ear structures within it connect to structures inside and outside the skull, so we should have a look at those bony spaces and tubes too. The other major features are the mastoid process and the styloid process.


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