Articular cartilage of the mandibular fossa of the temporal bone
Cartilago articularis
The smooth hyaline cartilage covering a bone end inside a joint, on which the joint moves.
- System
- Cartilage
- Region
- Head
- Sides
- Paired: left and right
Where it runs from and to
What this structure is anchored to at each end, and what that lets it do.
- Origin
- The joint surfaces of the bones.
- Action
- The smooth hyaline cartilage covering a bone end inside a joint, on which the joint moves.
Written for Vetomica in its own words from the standard reference anatomy of the horse; the books it was checked against are listed below.
Terminology
- English
- Articular cartilage of the mandibular fossa of the temporal bone
- Latin (NAV)
- Cartilago articularis
- Status
- A valid term in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria