TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT Flashcards
Ligaments of the TMJ
- Lateral TMJ (late phase biomechanics)
- Sphenomandibular
- Stylomandibular
TMJ articular disc regions attachments:
- Posterior
- Intermediate
- Anterior
Posterior region of the TMJ articular disc attaches to the following:
- Collagen rich inferior retrodiscal lamina
- Elastin rich superior retrodiscal lamina
Anterior region of the TMJ disc attaches to the following:
- Tendon of the superior head of the lateral pterygoid muscle
- Temporal bone anterior to articular eminence
Masseter muscle:
- Origin: inferior zygomatic bone and arch
- Insertion: external surface of the mandible between the angle and coronoid process
- Action: bilaterally elevates and protrudes the mandible unilaterally ipsilateral lateral excursion
- Innervation: mandibular nerve, branch of CN V – trigeminal nerve
Temporalis muscle
- Origin: temporal fossa
- Insertion: coronoid process and ramus of the mandible
- Action: bilaterally elevates and protrudes the mandible; unilaterally ipsilateral lateral excursion
- Innervation: mandibular nerve, branch of CN V – trigeminal nerve
Medial pterygoid:
- Origin: lateral pterygoid plate
- Insertion: internal surface of the mandible between the angle and mandibular foramen (anterior to ramus)
- Action: bilaterally elevates and protrudes the mandible; unilaterally contralateral lateral excursion
- Innervation: mandibular nerve, branch of CN V – trigeminal nerve
Lateral pterygoid (superior head):
- Origin: greater wing
- Insertion: medial capsule, TMJ, disc, and pterygoid fossa
- Action: bilaterally eccentrically controls the disc during closing; unilaterally contralateral lateral excursion
- Innervation: mandibular nerve, branch of CN V – trigeminal nerve)
Lateral pterygoid (inferior head):
- Origin: lateral pterygoid plate
- Insertion: pterygoid fossa and neck of mandible
- Action: bilaterally DEPRESSES and protrudes the mandible; unilaterally contralateral lateral excursion
- Innervation: mandibular nerve branch of CN V Trigeminal
what three muscles close the mouth (elevation of the mandible)
- Masseter
- Temporalis
- Medial pterygoid
what two muscles open the mouth (depression of madible)
- Lateral pterygoid (inf head)
- Suprahyoid
3 lateral excursion muscles
- Medial pterygoid
- Lateral pterygoid (Inf and superior heads)
- All contralateral excursion
protrusion muscles
lateral pterygoid (inferior and superior heads)
retrusion muscles
temporalis
What are the secondary muscles of mastication?
- infrahyoids
- suprahyoids
In the adult the mouth can be opened an average of_____ as measured between the incisal edges of the upper and lower front teeth
50 mm