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Mastoid notch

Incisura mastoidea

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System
Skeletal system
Regions
Head
Side
Left and right
Landmark on
Temporal bone
Temporal bone, the structure this landmark is on
Temporal bone, the structure this landmark is on. 3D model: Z-Anatomy - The libre 3D atlas of anatomy - CC-BY-SA 4.0

DescriptionUnreviewed

Notch on the inferior side, medially to the mastoid process.

Origin of the posterior belly of the digastric muscle.

Feneis 30.18

Source: Z-Anatomy · Text licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 · This text comes from the source data and has not been reviewed by a person yet.

Names

Latin
Incisura mastoidea
English
Mastoid notch
French
Incisure mastoïdienne
Spanish
Incisura mastoidea
Portuguese
Entalhe mastóide