Temporomandibular Joint (1 Question)

Question 1

What are the extracapsular ligaments of the temporomandibular joint?

Answer 1

temporomandibular/lateral ligament
stylomandibular ligament
sphenomandibular ligament

Question 2

What does the lateral/temporomandibular ligament represent?

Answer 2

a thickening of the fibrous capsule of the temporomandibular joint

Question 3

What are the attachment sites of the stylomandibular ligament?

Answer 3

styloid process of the temporal bone to the angle of the mandible

Question 4

What does the stylomandibular ligament represent?

Answer 4

a thickening of the deep cervical fascia

Question 5

What are the attachment sites of the sphenomandibular ligament?

Answer 5

spine of the sphenoid bone to the lingula of the mandible

Question 6

What muscles act to depress the mandible or open the mouth?

Answer 6

lateral pterygoid along with the suprahyoid and infrahyoid muscles

Question 7

What muscles act to elevate the mandible or close the mouth?

Answer 7

temporalis, masseter, medial pterygoid

Question 8

What muscles act to protract the mandible or protrude the chin?

Answer 8

masseter, medial pterygoid, lateral pterygoid

Question 9

What muscles act to retract the mandible or pull the chin back?

Answer 9

temporalis