mastoid foramen
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Introduction
An opening in the posterior aspect of the mastoid process.
It gives passage to the mastoid branch of the occipital artery to the dura & an emissary vein to the sigmoid sinus.
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References
- ↑ Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999