Ends
The anterior end is deeply serrated and articulates with the zygomatic bone.
The posterior end is connected to the squama by two roots, the anterior and posterior roots.
- The posterior root, a prolongation of the upper border, is strongly marked; it runs backward above the external auditory meatus, and is continuous with th.
- The anterior root, continuous with the lower border, is short but broad and strong; it is directed medialward and ends in a rounded eminence, the articular tubercle (eminentia articularis).
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