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Bassett Collection of Stereoscopic Images of Human Anatomy

Osteology

Right temporal fossa and mandible viewed from above

Image #38-4

KEYWORDS: Bones cartilage joints.

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Osteology
Right temporal fossa and mandible viewed from above
The relations of the coronoid process of the mandible to the zygomatic arch and temporal fossa are illustrated.
1 . Zygomatic process of frontal bone & zygomaticofrontal suture
2 . Temporal line
3 . Frontal bone (squamous part)
4 . Alveolar process of maxilla
5 . Third molar
6 . Coronal suture
7 . Parietal bone
8 . Orbit
9 . Zygomaticofacial foramen
10 . Frontosphenoidal process of zygomatic bone
11 . Body of mandible
12 . Temporal process of zygomatic bone & zygomaticotemporal suture
13 . Coronoid process
14 . Zygomatic process temporal bone
15 . Squamous suture & temporal bone (squamous part)
16 . Angle of mandible