Learner's definition of QUARRY. 1. : to dig or take (stone or other materials) from a quarry. â often used as (be) quarried. [+ object]. Limestone is quarried in this area. The stone used for these buildings was quarried from a nearby site.
The mastoid process is a conical prominence projecting from the undersurface of the mastoid portion of the temporal bone.It is located just behind the external acoustic meatus, and lateral to the styloid process.he mastoid process is a conical prominence projecting from the undersurface of the mastoid portion of the temporal bone.
The styloid process of the temporal bone is fragile and is deep to the facial nerve, so exploration in this area should be very gentle. Zygomatic arch p.199. Locate the mastoid process by placing finger behind the ear lobe. Explore the zygomatic arch by placing your finger anterior to the ear canal.