Mandibular notch

Study entry

Description

A notch in the upper border of the ramus, between the coronoid and condylar processes.

Relations

Route of the needle in the block from the outside to the infratemporal fossa.

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