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temporal region (pair)

Identification
Official Latin term regio temporalis (par)
Official term temporal region (pair)
Unit identifier TAH:U126
Unit type pair
Materiality immaterial
Navigation
Link to the unit temporal region (pair)
Links of entity generic: temporal region
Entity-oriented links Universal page Definition page
External links TA98 FMA PubMed
Partonomic links Level 2: regions of human body Short Extended
Level 3: regions of head
Taxonomic links Level 2: anatomical surface Short Extended
Level 3: surface of subdivision of head
Level 4: surface of subdivision of cranium
Subsidiary language with Latin
Non Latin primary language
Taxonomic definition
Taxonomic definition A temporal region is a surface of subdivision of cranium [superficies divisionis cranii ] which is overlying the temple.
Documentation

On the ethymology of temporal.

This adjective exclusively means related to the temple. It is derived from the Latin noun tempus, temporis. The tempus is an early site of graying of the hair, thus it is a reference to time from where its name is coming. This meaning is valid for Latin, English, French and certainly numerous Romance languages.

In no way, temporalis could be directly associated to os temporale as wrongly set by numerous authors. The regio temporalis is the surface overlaying the temple and not the larger surface overlaying the os temporale. This later, if necessary, should be renamed regio ossis temporalis.
Partonomy
TAH:U9611
human body inv
TAH:U9460
regions of human body inv
TAH:U122
regions of head inv
TAH:U9616
neurocranial regions inv
TAH:U126 temporal region (pair) inv
Taxonomy
Date: 12.06.2025