articular tubercle of temporal bone

ar·tic·u·lar tu·ber·cle of temporal bone

[TA]

articular eminence of the temporal bone that bounds the mandibular fossa anteriorly; it forms the anterior root of the zygomatic process; it is enclosed by the articular capsule of the temporomandibular joint with the articular fossa; the head of the mandible (and intervening articular disc) moves onto the articular tubercle to allow full depression of the mandible (opening of the mouth).

Synonym(s): tuberculum articulare ossis temporalis [TA], articular eminence of temporal bone, eminentia articularis ossis temporalis, tuber zygomaticum

ar·tic·u·lar tu·ber·cle of tem·po·ral bone

(ahr-tikyū-lăr tūbĕr-kĕl tempŏr-ăl bōn) [TA]

Articular eminence of the temporal bone that bounds the mandibular fossa anteriorly; forms anterior root of the zygomatic process.