Glenoid (articular) fossa | MDS entrance preaparations

The glenoid (articular) fossa in which the mandibular condyle articulates is a depression within which cranial bone?

a. Sphenoid
b. Zygomatic
c. Temporal
d. Parietal

Ans. C. The names for the fossa include mandibular, articular, glenoid, and temporal. This is due to the location of the fossa wholly within the temporal bone. The anterior border of the fossa is the articular eminence of the temporal bone, and the posterior border is the tympanic section of the temporal bone. Slightly more posterior is the mastoid process and associated styloid process. So the entire eminence is a temporal bone feature.