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.
Mastoid process Origin. It normally projects from the undersurface of the mastoid portion of the temporal bone in the posterior region. The mastoid margin articulates with the jugular process of the occipital bone in the medial position.astoid process Location. It is located behind the external acoustic meatus and lateral to the styloid process. In simpler words, as a part of the skull, the conical prominence is situated just behind the ears.