#temporal_bone__os_temporale a thick bone forming the side of the human cranium and encasing the inner ear
supertype: bone__os rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
part of: cranium
part: glenoid_fossa__glenoidfossa__mandibular_fossa a deep concavity in the temporal bone at the root of the zygomatic arch that receives the condyle of the mandible
part: tympanic_bone the bone enclosing the middle ear
part: mastoid_process__mastoidproces__mastoid__mastoidal process of the temporal bone behind the ear at the base of the skull
part: mastoidale the craniometric point at the lowest point of the mastoid process
part: styloid_process extends from the base of the temporal bone
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