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R Choudhry1, S Raheja, U Gaur, S Choudhry, C Anand.
Abstract
Mastoid canals (tunnels) were observed in 41 (7.7%) of 265 dry human skulls. The canals were 2-27 mm long. This feature has not been reported before. dissection of 30 mastoid regions in cadavers showed that the canals contained a branch of the occipital artery and a vein. It is possible that during development of the mastoid process the squamous temporal bone ossifies over the vessels, giving rise to the canals.Entities:
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Year: 1996 PMID： 8655410 PMCID： PMC1167650
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Anat ISSN： 0021-8782 Impact factor: 2.610