Keep reading to learn more about the anatomy and function of the temporal bone. We also discuss how doctors manage temporal bone fractures. The temporal bones are two major bones in the skull ...

The human skeletal system ... An adult’s skeleton contains 206 bones. Children’s skeletons actually contain more bones because some of them, including those of the skull, fuse together as ...

During the remainder of gestation, the bones take on the characteristic shape of the human skull. Neurocranium: The neurocranium is the portion of the skull that covers the brain. This is made ...

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The skull consists of 22 separate bones that combine to form the cranium, which is the housing for the brain. Twenty-one of those bones are fused together by sutures, or nearly rigid fibrous joints.