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All are true about Mastoid antrum except

A
Thickness of bone of lateral wall is about 1.5 cm
B
It does not communicate with middle ear
C
Air cells are present in the upper part
D
Surface marking done by Me Ewen's Traingle
High-Yield Explanation
(B) It does not communicate with middle ear# Mastoid Antrum:> Is a large, air-containing space in the upper part of mastoid and communicates with the attic through the aditus.> Its roof is formed by the tegmen antri and is a continuation of the tegmen tympani and separates it from the middle cranial fossa.> The lateral wall of antrum is formed by a plate of bone which is on an average 1.5 cm thick in the adult.> It is marked externally on the surface of mastoid by suprameatal (MacEwen's) triangle.

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