Lateral pterygoid plate
Lamina lateralis processus pterygoidei
- Synonym: Lateral plate of pterygoid process
- Related terms: Lateral plate; Pterygoid process (Lateral plate); Lateral plate - Pterygoid process; Lateral plate (Pterygoid process)
Definition
The lateral pterygoid plate is broad, thin, and everted; itslateral surface forms part of the medial wall of the infratemporal fossa, and gives attachment to the Pterygoideus externus; its medial surface forms part of the pterygoid fossa, and gives attachment to the Pterygoideus internus.