Espiral Atlas
Bone landmarkHead and neck

Neck of the mandible

collum mandibulae

Study entry

Description

The narrow part below the head, on the condylar process.

Relations

On the anteromedial surface, the pterygoid fovea receives the inferior head of the lateral pterygoid; the maxillary artery passes medial to it.

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

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