Articular tubercle

Study entry

Description

A prominence in front of the mandibular fossa.

Relations

When the mouth is opened wide, the head of the mandible and the disc glide forward until they lie below it.

Source: cap. 8, «Articulación temporomandibular» y tabla 8-11

Other structures in this region

• Squamous part of the frontal bone
• Orbital part of the frontal bone
• Glabella
• Superciliary arch
• Supraorbital margin
• Supraorbital foramen (notch)
• Frontal eminence
• Frontal crest