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The mastoid process is part of the temporal bone of the skull, and is the lump that can be felt just behind the ear.
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∙ 13y agoit's located on each temporal bone
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Which bone houses the mastoid sinus?
the mastoid process of the temporal bone
Where in the body is the mastoid bone?
The purpose of the mastoid process is to function as an attachment for particular muscles of the neck. It is situated in the posterior part of the temporal bone.
What bone are attached to the sternocleidomastoid?
The sternocleidomastoid is a muscle that connects to your sternum, and the mastoid process.
The mastoid belongs to what region of the body?
The mastoid is a part of the side (temporal bone) of the skull.
What cells are removed during a mastoidectomy?
The cells are open spaces containing air that are located throughout the mastoid bone.
Which bone houses the mastoid sinus?
the mastoid process of the temporal bone
Is mastoid process is located on each temporal bone?
Yes. The mastoid process is a bump of bone on the temporal bones. You can feel it by gently rubbing back and forth right behind your ear lobes.
What is the process behind the ear called?
The mastoid process. And the little piece of bone jutting out from the mastoid process is the styloid process.
Where is the mastoid bone on a cat?
The mastoid bone is located on the skull, just behind the external ear canal.
What skull bone does mastoid process belong?
frontal bone
The projection of the temporal bone is the?
Mastoid process
What is the bone behind your ear called?
A skull (very funny) the bone behind your ear is called the mastoid process. the mastoid bone is the most posterior part of the temporal bone of your skull.
What is the definition of mastoid?
Resembling the nipple or the breast; -- applied specifically to a process of the temporal bone behind the ear., Pertaining to, or in the region of, the mastoid process; mastoidal.
Bony process posterior to the earlobe?
That would be the Mastoid Process which is a condyle, or protuberance It could be the Zygomatic process, or the temporal process, but that is a little more superior to the ear lobe
Can the mastoid process be palpated on a living person?
Yes. The mastoid process is the bony prominence located just behind the ear.
Where in the body is the mastoid bone?
The purpose of the mastoid process is to function as an attachment for particular muscles of the neck. It is situated in the posterior part of the temporal bone.
Is a sternaclydamastoid a muscle or bone?
muscle from the sternum to the mastoid process, throught the clavicle
