Subulate Point

Styloid points get their name from the styloid processes at the base of the skull. In English-language literature they are often called the same as these bones, which is erroneous. In fact, it is correct to call them the jugular or inferior transverse processes. Such processes are located throughout the skull, and each has its own structural features. The name “subulate” comes from the Latin. stylo, meaning needle; therefore, back in the Middle Ages, researchers tried to find out where it was located in order to use it to pierce the skin for injections. It was only in the 19th century that scientists finally learned where