|
|||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mandibular fossa |
| Bone: Mandibular fossa | |
|---|---|
 |
|
| 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.) | |
| Latin | f. mandibularis |
| Gray's | subject #34 140 |
In the temporal bone, the mandibular fossa (glenoid 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).
see also the TMJ
 Auditory tube, laid open by a cut in its long axis. |
This article was originally based on an entry from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy. As such, some of the information contained herein may be outdated. Please edit the article if this is the case, and feel free to remove this notice when it is no longer relevant.
 |
This musculoskeletal system article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |