Mandibular fossa

Study entry

Description

A depression of the squamous part, on the base of the skull.

Relations

It receives the head of the mandible with the mouth closed (temporomandibular joint).

Source: cap. 8, «Cráneo» y «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