Coronoid process of the mandible

Study entry

Description

A flattened process at the front of the ramus.

Relations

Insertion of the temporalis (tip and medial surface, descending along the anterior border of the ramus).

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