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Squamous part of temporal bone information


Squamous part of temporal bone
Temporal bone at birth. Inner aspect.
Left temporal bone. Outer surface. (Squamous part is visible at top left.)
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Latinpars squamosa ossis temporalis; squama temporalis
TA98A02.1.06.061
TA2702
FMA52883
Anatomical terms of bone
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The squamous part of temporal bone, or temporal squama, forms the front and upper part of the temporal bone, and is scale-like, thin, and translucent.

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