Pterygoid fovea
The pterygoid fovea (occasionally called pit or depression) is located on the mandible. It is a concave surface on the medial side of the neck of the condyloid process of the mandible. It is located posterior to the mandibular notch and inferior to the mandibular condyle. The pterygoid fovea is the site of insertion for the inferior head of the lateral pterygoid muscle.
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| Pterygoid fovea | |
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 Medial side of mandible. (Pterygiod fovea not labelled, but indicated as the insertion for the pterygoideus externus on the upper left.) | |
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| Latin | fovea pterygoidea |
| TA | A02.1.15.038 |
| FMA | 59478 |
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