title: Styloid process
text: # Styloid process
  
  In anatomy, a styloid process (from Greek stylos (στῦλος), "pillar"), usually serving as points of attachment for muscles, refers to the slender, pointed process (protrusion) of:
  
  * temporal bone of the skull - Temporal styloid process
  * radius bone of the lower arm - Radial styloid process
  * ulna bone of the lower arm - Ulnar styloid process
  * Third metacarpal - Third metacarpal styloid process
  * Tibia and Fibula - Tibial process, fibular process.
  * 5th metatarsal of the foot - also known as the tuberosity of the fifth metatarsal
  
  In botany, a styloid is a needle-shaped crystal of calcium oxalate found in some plants. It is a form of raphide.
  
  