Mandibular fossa
Mandibular fossa | |
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Left temporal bone. Outer surface. (Mandibular fossa labeled at left, third from the top.) | |
Base of skull. Inferior surface. (Mandibular fossa labeled at center left. Temporal bone is pink.) | |
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Identifiers | |
Latin | Fossa mandibularis |
TA | A02.1.06.071 |
FMA | 75313 |
The mandibular fossa is the depression in the temporal bone that articulates with the mandible. In the temporal bone, the mandibular fossa is bounded anteriorly by the articular tubercle and posteriorly by the tympanic portion of the temporal bone, which separates it from the external acoustic meatus. The fossa is divided into two parts by a narrow slit, the petrotympanic fissure (Glaserian fissure).
It is also referred to as the glenoid fossa in dental literature.
Additional images
- Auditory tube, laid open by a cut in its long axis.
- Mandibular fossa
See also
References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
External links
- Anatomy figure: 22:4b-07 at Human Anatomy Online, SUNY Downstate Medical Center
- Anatomy photo:27:st-0311 at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center
- Anatomy diagram: 34257.000-1 at Roche Lexicon - illustrated navigator, Elsevier
- photo at victoriacollege.edu
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