On a panoramic image,which of the following structures appears radiolucent on images and is located above and in front of the mastoid process?

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The external auditory meatus appears as a round-to-ovoid radiolucency anterior and superior to the mastoid process.The hamulus is located posterior to the maxillary tuberosity.The hamulus appears as a radiopaque hook-like projection posterior to the maxillary tuberosity area.On a panoramic image,the maxillary tuberosity appears as a radiopaque bulge distal to the third molar region.The coronoid process is a marked prominence of bone found on the anterior superior ramus of the mandible.The coronoid process appears as a triangular radiopacity posterior to the maxillary tuberosity region.

On a Panoramic Image,which of the Following Structures Appears Radiolucent