Pterygoid fovea

The pterygoid fovea (occasionally called pit or depression) is located on the mandible. It is a concave surface on the medial side of the neck of the condyloid process of the mandible. It is located posterior to the mandibular notch and inferior to the mandibular condyle. The pterygoid fovea is the site of insertion for the inferior head of the lateral pterygoid muscle.

Pterygoid fovea
Medial side of mandible. (Pterygiod fovea not labelled, but indicated as the insertion for the pterygoideus externus on the upper left.)
Details
Identifiers
Latinfovea pterygoidea
TA98A02.1.15.038
TA2875
FMA59478
Anatomical terms of bone


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.