Articular tubercle
Tuberculum articulare
Definition
The articular tubercle is the small bony projection at the lateral part of the articular eminence that serves as the origin of the temporomandibular ligament.
Note that the articular tubercle and articular eminence are two different structures (TA2). The articular eminence is that part of the temporal fossa over which the condyle-disk complex slides during the various mandibular movements.
Text by Antoine Micheau, MD - Copyright IMAIOS
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