Temporomandibular ligament
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{{Infobox Ligament |
Name = Temporomandibular ligament |
Latin = ligamentum laterale articulationis temporomandibularis, ligamentum temporomandibulare |
GraySubject = 75 |
GrayPage = 297 |
Image = Gray309.png |
Caption = Articulation of the mandible. Lateral aspect. |
From = [[zygomatic process of temporal bone]] |
To = [[condyloid process]] ([[mandible]]) |
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DorlandsPre = l_09 |
DorlandsSuf = 12492499 |
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The '''temporomandibular ligament''' ('''external lateral ligament''') consists of two short, narrow [[fasciculi]], one in front of the other, attached, above, to the lateral surface of the [[zygomatic arch]] and to the tubercle on its lower border; below, to the lateral surface and posterior border of the neck of the [[mandible]].
It is broader above than below, and its fibers are directed obliquely downward and backward.
It is covered by the [[parotid gland]], and by the [[integument]].
It prevents posterior displacement of the mandible and prevents the [[condyloid process]] from being driven upward by a blow and fracturing the base of the skull.
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==References==
Saladin, Kenneth S. (2005) ''Human Anatomy.'' New York, NY: McGraw-Hill. ISBN 0-07-039080-0
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