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temporal bone [1 record]

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Record 1 2010-12-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bones and Joints
DEF

A bone on both sides of the skull at its base. It is composed of squamous, mastoid, and petrous portions, the latter enclosing the receptors for hearing and equilibrium.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Os et articulations
DEF

Os de la partie latérale et inférieure du crâne, situé entre le pariétal, l'occipital et le sphénoïde.

OBS

Chez l'embryon, le temporal est constitué par trois pièces distinctes : l'écaille, le rocher et l'os tympanal.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Huesos y articulaciones
DEF

[Hueso] par, irregular, que comprende tres porciones: escamosa, mastoidea y petrosa (peñasco) [situado] en los laterales del cráneo; se articula con el parietal por arriba, el occipital por detrás, por delante con el esfenoides y pómulo, por dentro y fuera respectivamente, y con la mandíbula, abajo, [contiene numerosas cavidades y espacios asociados con el oído].

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