What is Temporal bone?
[[File:Temporal bone lateral5.png|thumb|250px|position of the temporal bone]] The '''temporal bones''' are at the sides and base of the [[skull]]. They protect the structures of the [[inner ear]]. The lower seven [[cranial nerve]]s move along the inside of the temporal bones. The main blood vessels to and from the [[brain]] also move along the inside of the temporal bone. The temporal bones are not the same in all [[mammals]]. The inner ear is usually not protected in [[marsupials]], and in other [[placental]]s it is protected by a structure called the ''auditory bulla''. [[Category:Bones of the skull]]