Temporomandibular ligament 4029744 109489489 2007-02-20T05:31:02Z Caerwine 347371 restub {{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]]) | MeshName = | MeshNumber = | DorlandsPre = l_09 | DorlandsSuf = 12492499 | }} 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. {{Gray's}} ==References== Saladin, Kenneth S. (2005) ''Human Anatomy.'' New York, NY: McGraw-Hill. ISBN 0-07-039080-0 {{Joints of head and neck}} {{musculoskeletal-stub}}