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Articular Tubercle
Skeletal System

Articular Tubercle

Tuberculum articulare

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Description

The articular tubercle is the rounded prominence found along the inferior aspect of the zygomatic process of temporal bone. Its posterior aspect contributes to the formation of the mandibular fossa and it provides an attachment site for the lateral ligament of the temporomandibular joint.

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