Osteology

Right temporal fossa and mandible viewed from above

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Image #38-4

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