styloid process of temporal bone

Preferred Label : styloid process of temporal bone;

Uberon 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;

Uberon synonym : styloid process of petrous part of temporal bone; processus styloideus ossis temporalis; temporal styloid process; styloid process;

Details

Origin ID

0003960;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Entire styloid process of temporal bone (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Structure of styloid process of temporal bone (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Styloid process of temporal bone [FMA entity]
- styloid process of temporal bone [SNOMED Notion]
- styloid process of temporal bone [Radlex concept]
Uberon cross reference
- Entire styloid process of temporal bone (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Styloid process of temporal bone [FMA entity]
contributes to morphology of
- temporal bone [UBERON concept]
develops from
- Reichert's cartilage [UBERON concept]
has part
- distal part of styloid process of temporal bone [UBERON concept]
part of
- splanchnocranium [UBERON concept]
- temporal bone [UBERON concept]

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