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artery, and the middle meningeal artery. It is really the fil)r()us remnant of a part 

 of the mandiV)iilar (Meckelian) bar. 



The stylo-mandibular ligament (stylo-maxillary) (figs. 191 and 192) is a 

 process of the deep cervical fascia extending from near the ti]i of the styloid process 

 to the angle and posterior border of the ramus oi the jaw, between the masseter and 



Fig. 191. — External View of Tempoko-maxdibclar Joint. 



jj External portion 



of capsule 



- Stylo-mandibular ligament 



Fig. 192. — Internal View of Temporo-mandibular Joint. 



Internal portion 

 of capsule 



Spheno-mandibular 

 ligament 



Stylo-mandi bular 

 ligament 



internal pterygoid muscles. It separates the parotid from the submaxillary gland, 

 and gives origin to some fil:)res of the sti/lo-gloMus muscle. 



The arterial supply is derived from the temporal, middle meningeal, and 

 ascending ])haryngeal l)y its branches to the Eustachian tube. 



The nerves are derived from the masseteric and auriculo-temporal. 



