FNS-Harmony

Last uploaded: November 2, 2023
Preferred Name

styloid process of temporal bone

Synonyms
Definitions

slender needle-like pointed projection that runs downward and slightly forward from the base of the inferior surface of the petrous portion of the temporal bone where it joins the tympanic portion; it gives attachment to the styloglossus, stylohyoid, and stylopharyngeus muscles and the stylohyoid and stylomandibular ligaments

ID

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0003960

definition

slender needle-like pointed projection that runs downward and slightly forward from the base of the inferior surface of the petrous portion of the temporal bone where it joins the tympanic portion; it gives attachment to the styloglossus, stylohyoid, and stylopharyngeus muscles and the stylohyoid and stylomandibular ligaments

imported from

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon.owl

label

styloid process of temporal bone

prefixIRI

UBERON:0003960

prefLabel

styloid process of temporal bone

subClassOf

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0004530

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0004119

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0010313

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