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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.


What is the temporal part of the bone that can be seen and felt as a prominent lump just posterior to the ear?

This part is called as mastoid process. Besides it lies a styloid process. There are air cells inside the mastoid process.


What are the five parts of the temporal bone that play a part in hearing?

Petrous (under the sphenoid when viewing the external base of the skull) Squamous region (big smoothe plate when viewing lateral surface of skull) Styloid Process (little pokey thing) Mastiod process (larger bumb just behind it) zygomatic processe (conects to the zygomatic bone)


What is a Smaller needle shaped process medial to the mastoid process?

The smaller needle-shaped process medial to the mastoid process is known as the styloid process. It is a slender, pointed bony projection that extends downward from the temporal bone of the skull. The styloid process serves as an attachment point for several muscles and ligaments associated with the tongue and neck.


Which appendicular bones have a styloid process?

Styloid process of the ulna & radius.The temporal bone, the radius bone, and the ulna bone.


What bones have styloid processes?

radius and ulna


What four bones are in the site of styloid processes?

Radius, ulna, fibula and . . . I don't know


What is the name of the bone that covers your temple?

The human skull has about 22 bones. The temple is supported by the temporal bones which is made up of five parts. These are the squama temporalis, the mastoid and petrous portions, the tympanic part and the styloid process.


What bone contains styloid process?

The styloid process is a bony protuberance off of the temporal bone. During embryological development, the dorsal end of the second pharyngeal arch cartilage forms the stapes and the styloid process. It is the cartilaginous viscerocranium that is derived from the first two pharyngeal arches.


Is the Styloid process at the distal end of the radius?

Yes. There are bony projections on the distal ends of both the ulna and radius. These bony projections can be identified by palpating them directly, and are referred to as the Styloid Processes.


A long sharp bony process is called a?

styloid


What is the styloid process?

styloid process is the bony protuberance just behind your ear