The inner end of the external acoustic meatus is closed, in the recent state, by the tympanic membrane; the upper limit of its outer orifice is formed by the posterior root of the zygomatic process, immediately below which there is sometimes seen a small spine, the suprameatal spine also called the spine of Henle, situated at the upper and posterior part of the orifice.
| Suprameatal spine | |
|---|---|
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| Identifiers | |
| Latin | spina suprameatica |
| TA98 | A02.1.06.070 |
| TA2 | 711 |
| FMA | 54961 |
| Anatomical terms of bone | |
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This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 145 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
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