The Skull and Sutures: Selected Markings of Cranial Bones (Temporal Bone)
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castemborski on February 13, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 external auditory meatus | tublike openings for the ear canal |
| mastoid process | rounded projection posterior to external auditory meatus; attachment for muscles |
| styloid process | long, thin projection on inferior skull surface; attachment for muscles and ligaments of tongue and neck |
| zygomatic process | projection that articulates with the zygomatic bone |
| mandibular fossa | depression for articulation with condylar process (mandibular condyle) |
| foramen lacerum | jagged opening filled with cartilage in a living person |
| carotid foramen | foramen for internal carotid artery |
| jugular foramen | foramen for jugular vein and cranial nerves IX, X, XI |
| stylomastoid foramen | opening for an artery and cranial nerve VII |
| internal auditory meatus | opening for cranial nerve VIII |
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