Temporal Styloid Process

Temporal Styloid Process

Question 1. Styloid process
Answer:

• It is a long, slender and pointed bony process
• Projects downwards, forward and slightly medially from temporal bone

Situation:

• Anteromedial to mastoid process
• Descends between external and internal carotid artery and reaches side of pharynx
• Interposed between parotid gland and internal jugular vein

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Relations:

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Question 2. Styloid apparatus
Answer:

• Styloid process with its attached structures is called styloid apparatus

Styloid process:

• It is a long, slender and pointed bony process
• Projects downwards, forward and slightly medially from temporal bone

It contains five attachments: two ligaments and three muscles

Styloid process of temporal bone

Ligaments of styloid process:

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Muscles of styloid process:

Question 3. Internal jugular vein
Answer:

Origin:

• Its origin is marked by superior bulb
• It is downward continuation of sigmoid sinus at the lower border of the jugular foramen

Termination:

• Termination is marked by inferior bulb
• It ends by joining the subclavian vein to form brachiocephalic vein behind medial end of the clavicle

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Tributaries:

• Inferior petrosal sinus
• Common facial vein Lingual vein
• Pharyngeal vein
• Superior thyroid vein
• Middle thyroid vein

Relations:

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Applied anatomy:

• Internal jugular vein can be cannulated by direct puncture in the interval between sternal and clavicular heads of sternocleidomastoid muscle
• In case of congestive cardiac failure, internal jugular vein is dilated and engorged