Mandibular fossa
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| Mandibular fossa | |
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| Left temporal bone. Outer surface. (Mandibular fossa labeled at left, third from the top.) | |
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| Base of skull. Inferior surface. (Mandibular fossa labeled at center left. Temporal bone is pink.) | |
| Latin | Fossa mandibularis |
| Gray's | p.140 |
The mandibular fossa is the depression in the temporal bone that articulates with the mandibular condyle. In the temporal bone, the mandibular fossa is bounded, in front, by the articular tubercle; behind, by the tympanic part of the bone, which separates it from the external acoustic meatus; it is divided into two parts by a narrow slit, the petrotympanic fissure (Glaserian fissure). The mandibular fossa is also referred to as the glenoid fossa, especially in dental literature.
Additional images
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Auditory tube, laid open by a cut in its long axis.
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Mandibular fossa
See also
References
This article incorporates text from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy.
External links
- SUNY Figs 22:4b-07
- 27:st-0311 at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center
- Roche Lexicon - illustrated navigator, at Elsevier 34257.000-1
- photo at victoriacollege.edu
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