The mandible connects directly to the temporal bone in humans. There is no other bone in between.
temporomandibular joint
Condylar Process
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
Mandible, the others are all part of the top skull
The temporal bone.
the condyle of the mandible with the mandibular fossa of the temporal bone.
Your cheekbone is actually called the zygomatic process which is a combination of two bones your zygomatic bone and your temporal bone... but the bone you feel and see on your face is your zygomatic
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
Mandible, the others are all part of the top skull
The temporal bone.
the temporal bone
temporal bone
mandible
the condyle of the mandible with the mandibular fossa of the temporal bone.
Temporal bone (tempor/o) Mandible (mandibul/o)
stylohyoid ligament
Your cheekbone is actually called the zygomatic process which is a combination of two bones your zygomatic bone and your temporal bone... but the bone you feel and see on your face is your zygomatic
The jaw joint, also known as the temporomandibular joint (TMJ), includes the mandible (lower jaw bone) and the temporal bone (part of the skull).
It's the jaw bone, also known as the mandible. The auditory ossicles (ear bones), although moving, are not freely moving. We cannot control the movement of these bones, as they are controlled by the sound waves that are traveling through the ears.