<Tr> <Th> FMA </Th> <Td> 56088 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Anatomical terms of bone (edit on Wikidata) </Td> </Tr> <P> The mastoid part of the temporal bone is the back part of the temporal bone . Its rough surface gives attachment to various muscles and it has openings for the transmission of blood vessels . From its borders the mastoid part articulates with two other bones . </P> <P> Its outer surface is rough, and gives attachment to the occipitalis and posterior auricular muscles . It is perforated by numerous foramina (holes); one of these, of large size, situated near the posterior border, is termed the mastoid foramen; it transmits a vein to the transverse sinus and a small branch of the occipital artery to the dura mater . </P>

The mastoid process is part of which bone