Endochondral bone that is located posterior to the dentary, medial to the angular and antero-dorsal to the retroarticular forming the lower jaw. The articular bears a dorso-posterior articular facet for the condyle of the quadrate. The articular is a paired bone. [ TAO:wd ]
Synonyms: articular
Term information
Endochondral ossification of the posterior articular part of Meckel's cartilage.[AAO]
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Term relations
- endochondral bone
- bone of lower jaw
- part of some lower jaw region
- develops from some Meckel's cartilage
- part of some skeleton of lower jaw