Joints & ligaments
Lateral temporomandibular ligament
Ligamentum temporomandibulare laterale
- System
- Joints & ligaments
- Regions
- Head
- Side
- Left and right
- Part of
- Temporomandibular joint
DescriptionUnreviewed
The temporomandibular ligament, also known as the external lateral ligament, is a ligament that connects the lower articular tubercle of the zygomatic arch to the lateral and posterior border of the neck of the mandible.
It prevents posterior displacement of the mandible.
It also prevents the condyloid process from being driven upward by a blow to the jaw, which would otherwise fracture the base of the skull.
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Names
- Latin
- Ligamentum temporomandibulare laterale
- English
- Lateral temporomandibular ligament
- French
- Ligament temporomandibulaire latéral
- Spanish
- Ligamento temporomandibular lateral
- Portuguese
- Ligamento temporomandibular lateral