stylomandibular

It is divided into an anterior and a posterior part by the stylomandibular ligament.

VI. The Arteries. 3a. 3. The Triangles of the Neck 1918

From the part which passes under the parotid gland a strong band extends upward to the styloid process, forming the stylomandibular ligament.

IV. Myology. 5b. The Lateral Cervical Muscles 1918

—The stylomandibular ligament is a specialized band of the cervical fascia, which extends from near the apex of the styloid process of the temporal bone to the angle and posterior border of the ramus of the mandible, between the Masseter and Pterygoideus internus.

III. Syndesmology. 5d. Articulation of the Mandible 1918

The styloid process extends downward and forward for a variable distance from the lower part of the tympanic part, and gives attachment to the Styloglossus, Stylohyoideus, and Stylopharyngeus, and to the stylohyoid and stylomandibular ligaments.

II. Osteology. 5c. The Exterior of the Skull 1918

At its junction with the posterior border is the angle of the mandible, which may be either inverted or everted and is marked by rough, oblique ridges on each side, for the attachment of the Masseter laterally, and the Pterygoideus internus medially; the stylomandibular ligament is attached to the angle between these muscles.

II. Osteology. 5b. 8. The Mandible (Lower Jaw) 1918

Its proximal part (tympanohyal) is ensheathed by the vaginal process of the tympanic portion, while its distal part (stylohyal) gives attachment to the stylohyoid and stylomandibular ligaments, and to the Styloglossus, Stylohyoideus, and Stylopharyngeus muscles.

II. Osteology. 5a. 4. The Temporal Bone 1918