Condyloid process

Condyloid process
Mandible. Outer surface. Side view. (Condyle and neck labeled at upper right.)
Details
Identifiers
Latin	processus condylaris mandibulae
MeSH	D008335
TA98	A02.1.15.035
TA2	872
FMA	52836
Anatomical terms of bone

The condyloid process is thicker than the coronoid, and consists of two portions: the condyle, and the constricted portion which supports it, the neck.

Condyle

The condyle presents an articular surface for articulation with the articular disk of the temporomandibular joint; it is convex from before backward and from side to side, and extends farther on the posterior than on the anterior surface.

Its long axis is directed medialward and slightly backward, and if prolonged to the middle line will meet that of the opposite condyle near the anterior margin of the foramen magnum.

At the lateral extremity of the condyle is a small tubercle for the attachment of the temporomandibular ligament.

Neck

The neck is flattened from before backward, and strengthened by ridges which descend from the forepart and sides of the condyle.

Its posterior surface is convex; its anterior presents a depression for the attachment of the Pterygoideus externus.

See also

• Ramus mandibulae

Additional images

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  The Pterygoidei; the zygomatic arch and a portion of the ramus of the mandible have been removed.
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  Horizontal section through left ear; upper half of section.

External links

• lesson1 at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University)
• Anatomy photo:22:os-1001 at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center - "Osteology of the Skull: Mandible of Intact Skull"
• Mandibular+condyle at the U.S. National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
• Template:RocheLexicon

This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 174 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)