Occlusion quiz 1

Question 1

What kind of joint is the Temporomandibular joint?

Answer 1

Ginglymoarthroidial joint

Question 2

What two motions are associated with the TMJ?

Answer 2

Gliding and hinging

Question 3

What type of connective tissue is in the TMJ? And what is it it called?

Answer 3

fibrous connective tissue - called the Articular disc

Question 4

What fibers make up the superior retrodiscal lamina and where does it attach?

Answer 4

elastic fibers - attaches to the tympanic plate

Question 5

What fibers make up the inferior retrodiscal lamina and where does it attach?

Answer 5

collagenous fibers - attaches the disc to the Mandibular condyle

Question 6

What are the ligaments that help to prevent the mandibular condyle from going too far posteriorly?

Answer 6

Inner horizontal portion and the outer oblique portion

Question 7

What is the ligament that goes from the styloid process to the posterior ridge of the mandible?

Answer 7

the stylomandibular ligament

Question 8

What is the ligament that goes from the Sphenoid bone to the medial surface of the mandible?

Answer 8

the sphenomandibular ligament

Question 9

What is the ascending ramus of the mandible?

Answer 9

the area of the mandible superior to the mandibular angle