HEAD NECK
ORBIT NOSE EAR
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Question
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Allow for muscle attachment
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Allow nerves to pass
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Allow blood vessels to pass
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Attach to facial bones
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Detailed explanation-1: -The styloid and mastoid processes allow the facial nerves to supply the muscles of the face.
Detailed explanation-2: -The temporal bone is composed of several parts, these being the squamous part, the petrous part, the tympanic part, and the styloid process.
Detailed explanation-3: -Mastoid process is the attachment site for posterior belly of digastric muscle, clavicular head of sternocleidomastoid muscle, splenius capitis muscle and longissimus capitis muscle (6, 7).
Detailed explanation-4: -The mastoid process’ main function is to provide an area of attachment to several important muscles in the head. For instance, it is the attachment site of certain muscles of the neck: Sternocleidomastoid muscle – enables the rotation of the head to the contralateral side.