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Temporal bone
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What is a fossa?
A fossa is a shallow depression in a bone.
What is fossa?
A fossa is a shallow depression in a bone.
The supraspinosis fossa is located on what bone?
It's called the supraspinous fossa and it's on the scapula.
Is fossa plural?
No, fossa is singular. The Madagascan animal has fossas as the plural.
Can fossa swim?
the fossa's paws help the fossa to swim the paws are like paddleds
The jaw bone articulates with the temporal bone at what fossa?
Mandibular Fossa.
What bone bears the mandibular fossa?
Temporal Bone!
Which portion of the temporal bone articulates with the jawbone?
at the mandibular fossa
The jaw joint is an articulation of?
the condyle of the mandible with the mandibular fossa of the temporal bone.
What bones does the maxilla articulate with?
The mandibular condyle articulates with the mandibular fossae of the temporal bone.
What bone of the skull has two heads?
the mandible. the mandible is part of the skull and contains two heads which articulate with the temporal bone at a point called the mandibular fossa of the temporal bone
How many glenoid fossa in the human body?
Four. The glenoid fossa of each scapula and of each temporal bone.
A joint that holds skull bones together?
tempormandibular joint.anatomically - it is a condyloid type of joint.structurally - it is a synovial joint.functionally - it is a polyaxial joint (biaxial joint).it is the only movable joint of the head. peculiarity of the joint is, joints of both sides move together.bones taking part:proximally- mandibular fossa of the temporal bone and articular tubercle.distally - head of the mandible is convex. a thin layer of fibrocartilage lines mandibular fossa and head of mandible.
What muscle originates on temporal fossa?
The temporalis originates on the temporal fossa.
Why is it named temporalis?
The temporalis muscle is named after the temporal bone of the skull to which it attaches. It originates from the temporal fossa on the side of the skull and is one of the muscles involved in chewing and closing the jaw.
Which structure pasees through temporal fossa?
-deep cutaneous nerves of mandibular nerve of the trigeminal trunk -temporalis muscle inserts into it -superficial temporal artery associated with it is the auriculotemporal nerve -zygomaticotemporal branches of the zygomatic nerve of the maxillary nerve of the trigeminal trunk -anjawi5
A slight side-shift of the mandible in the mandibular fossa is referred to as?
dislocation
