lower head of lateral pterygoid (muscle)

lower head of lateral pterygoid (muscle)

[TA] head of origin from the lateral surface of the lateral pterygoid plate; this part of the muscle attaches to the pterygoid fovea of the condylar process of the mandible; its action protrudes the mandible. Synonym(s): caput inferius musculi pterygoidei lateralis [TA], inferior head of lateral pterygoid (muscle) ☆