Condyloid process

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Bone: Condyloid process

Mandible. Outer surface. Side view. (Condyle and neck labeled at upper right.)
Latin	processus condylaris mandibulae
Gray's	subject #44 174
Dorlands/Elsevier	p_34/12667389

The condyloid process is thicker than the coronoid, and consists of two portions: the condyle, and the constricted portion which supports it, the neck.

1 Condyle
2 Neck
3 See also
4 Additional images
5 External links

[edit] Condyle

The condyle presents an articular surface for articulation with the articular disk of the temporomandibular joint; it is convex from before backward and from side to side, and extends farther on the posterior than on the anterior surface.

Its long axis is directed medialward and slightly backward, and if prolonged to the middle line will meet that of the opposite condyle near the anterior margin of the foramen magnum.

At the lateral extremity of the condyle is a small tubercle for the attachment of the temporomandibular ligament.

[edit] Neck

The neck is flattened from before backward, and strengthened by ridges which descend from the forepart and sides of the condyle.

Its posterior surface is convex; its anterior presents a depression for the attachment of the Pterygoideus externus.

[edit] See also

Ramus mandibulae

[edit] Additional images

The Pterygoidei; the zygomatic arch and a portion of the ramus of the mandible have been removed.

Horizontal section through left ear; upper half of section.

[edit] External links

Norman/Georgetown lesson1
SUNY Labs 22:os-1001 - "Osteology of the Skull: Mandible of Intact Skull"
MeSH Mandibular+condyle
Roche Lexicon - illustrated navigator, at Elsevier 34256.000-2

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