Styloid Process

In anatomy, a styloid process (from Greek stylos, "pillar"), usually serving as points of attachment for muscles, refers to the slender, pointed process (protrusion) of :

  • temporal bone of the skull - Temporal styloid process
  • radius bone of the lower arm - Radial styloid process
  • ulna bone of the lower arm - Ulnar styloid process
  • Third metacarpal - Third metacarpal styloid process

Tibia and Fibula - Tibial process, fibular process.

  • 5th metatarsal of the foot - also known as the tuberosity of the fifth metatarsal

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