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Condylar process of mandible: magnified reference view with a numbered learning marker. The complete original plate is available in the next view.
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Condylar process of mandible

Posterior superior process of the mandibular ramus. Has a head and neck. Separated from coronoid process by mandibular notch.

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Condylar process of mandible: magnified reference view with a numbered learning marker. The complete original plate is available in the next view.

Image: OpenStax College / university open textbook · Source / original · CC BY 4.0

Numbered markers and focused views are Mediveerse learning overlays; the original reference is linked above.

Condylar process of mandible

Mandible landmarks

Condylar process of mandible

STRUCTURE & FUNCTION

Understand what you see.

Posterior superior process of the mandibular ramus.

Zoom into the original labels. Practise pointing out each structure, then explain it aloud. Diagrams are teaching references; specimen appearance and slide staining vary.

01 / IDENTIFICATION

How to recognise it.

  1. Posterior superior process of the mandibular ramus
  2. Has a head and neck
  3. Separated from coronoid process by mandibular notch
02 / KEY STRUCTURES

Point them out.

Tap a number to open its reference, zoom in and locate the structure. Numbers stay the same across views. This key follows landmarks visible in the reference images.

Related features & study points (3)

Additional relations, attachments or microscopic details to revise alongside this plate. These are separate from its numbered image landmarks.

  • Head
  • Neck
  • Pterygoid fovea
03 / VIVA PRACTICE

Think first. Then reveal.

Say your answer aloud before opening the suggested response.

Examiner-style prompts: identify the structure, explain its relations, then answer the applied follow-up. These are revision questions, not authenticated past papers.

01Identify condylar process of mandible and justify your identification.
SUGGESTED ANSWER

Posterior superior process of the mandibular ramus. Has a head and neck. Separated from coronoid process by mandibular notch.

02What articulates with its head?
SUGGESTED ANSWER

The temporal articular region through the intervening TMJ disc.

03Which muscle inserts on the pterygoid fovea?
SUGGESTED ANSWER

The inferior head of lateral pterygoid inserts on the neck at the pterygoid fovea; attachments to disc and capsule vary by head.

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