Foundational Model of Anatomy

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Preferred Name

Sphenomandibular ligament

Synonyms

Sphenomandibular ligament of temporomandibular joint

Definitions

Ligament of temporomandibular joint, each instance of which is a thin aponeurotic band that extends from the spine of some sphenoid bone and spreads downward medial to the temporomandibular articulation and attaches to the lingula of some mandible.

ID

http://purl.org/sig/ont/fma/fma57077

definition

Ligament of temporomandibular joint, each instance of which is a thin aponeurotic band that extends from the spine of some sphenoid bone and spreads downward medial to the temporomandibular articulation and attaches to the lingula of some mandible.

FMAID

57077

label

Sphenomandibular ligament

non-English equivalent

Ligament sphénomandibulaire

Ligamentum sphenomandibulare

preferred name

Sphenomandibular ligament

prefixIRI

fma:fma57077

synonym

Sphenomandibular ligament of temporomandibular joint

subClassOf

http://purl.org/sig/ont/fma/fma57070

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