temporomandibular joint is inserted on the coronoid process of the mandible.
temporomandibular joint is inserted on the coronoid process of the mandible.
inserted on the coronoid process of the mandible?
temporomandibular joint
coronoid process of the mandible









































the mandible's coronoid process (from greek "korone", "like a crown") is a thin, triangular eminence, which is flattened from side to side and varies in shape and size.









































its "anterior border" is convex and is continuous below with the anterior border of the ramus.









































its "posterior border" is concave and forms the anterior boundary of the mandibular notch.









































its "lateral surface" is smooth, and affords insertion to the temporalis and masseter muscles.
coronoid process of the mandible
wołoszyn described the species on the basis of two mandibles, one damaged and with the third premolar (p3) through third molar (m3), and the other intact and with the fourth premolar (p4) through second molar (m2). "miniopterus tao" is a large member of the ""schreibersii" group" and about as large as "miniopterus rummeli" from the miocene of germany. the mandible is robust and generally resembles "m. schreibersii". the mental foramen (an opening at the outer side of the jaw) is located between the lower canine and second lower premolar (p2). the coronoid process (a projection at the back of the mandible) is low and rounded and is connected to the condyloid process behind it by a nearly horizontal ridge, which contains a slight raising at its back. compared to "m. schreibersii", the condyloid process is more slender, but the base of the angular process (at the lower back corner of the jaw) is more robust. in "m. rummeli", the back part of the mandible is higher and the coronoid process is distinctly higher than the condyloid process.
miniopterus tao