temporal bone

bones situated at the sides and base of the skull, and lateral to the temporal lobes of the cerebrum
AnatomicalStructure class_of_anatomical_entity Q16313
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temporal bone

Summary

temporal bone is a class of anatomical entity[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • temporal bone's instance of is recorded as class of anatomical entity[3].
  • temporal bone is a type of pneumatized bone[4].
  • temporal bone is a type of human bone[5].
  • temporal bone is a type of particular anatomical entity[6].
  • temporal bone is a type of irregular bone[7].
  • temporal bone is part of skull[8].
  • temporal bone is part of neurocranium[9].
  • temporal bone is part of facial skeleton[10].
  • temporal bone's Commons category is recorded as Temporal bone[11].
  • temporal bone comprises petrous part of the temporal bone[12].
  • temporal bone comprises tympanic part of the temporal bone[13].
  • temporal bone comprises squamous part of temporal bone[14].
  • temporal bone comprises petrotympanic fissure[15].
  • temporal bone comprises petrosquamous suture[16].
  • temporal bone comprises tympanosquamous fissure[17].
  • temporal bone comprises tympanomastoid fissure[18].
  • temporal bone's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Temporal bone[19].
  • temporal bone's anatomical location is recorded as neurocranium[20].
  • temporal bone's described by source is recorded as Gray's Anatomy (20th edition)[21].
  • temporal bone's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[22].
  • temporal bone's NCI Thesaurus ID is recorded as C12797[23].
  • temporal bone's studied by is recorded as neurosurgery[24].
  • temporal bone's connects with is recorded as sphenoid bone[25].
  • temporal bone's connects with is recorded as occipital bone[26].
  • temporal bone's connects with is recorded as zygomatic bone[27].

Why It Matters

temporal bone has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Foundational Model of Anatomy. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Q43457351. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Q43457351. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . bartleby.com. Retrieved . bartleby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 22d ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image Temporal bone - animation 01.gif
    Svkkl authority id 0283730-kost-spankova
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0283730-kost-spankova, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259599|batch #259599]]"
  2. 6w ago · Sabrina2026 · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Studied by neurosurgery
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P2579]]: [[Q33226]]"
  3. 6w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of skull, neurocranium, facial skeleton
    Topic's main category Category:Temporal bone
    Connects with sphenoid bone, occipital bone, zygomatic bone +2
    Instance of class of anatomical entity
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007529666705171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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