TMD 3 - Functional anatomy of masticatory system Flashcards
What does the infra-temporal fossa contain?
Lateral and medial pterygoid muscles Pterygoid venous plexus Branches of V3 (mandibular division of trigeminal nerve) Chorda tympani branch of facial N Maxillary artery and vein Otic ganglion
What is the nerve supply of the anterior division of mandibular division of the trigeminal nerve?
Mainly motor - MOM
Sensory exception - long buccal nerve
What is the nerve supply of the posterior division of mandibular division of the trigeminal nerve?
Main sensory - general sensation to anterior 2/3 tongue and mandibular teeth
Motor exception - N to mylohyoid
What nerve does the chorda tympani hitchhike along?
Lingual N
What does the 1.chroda tympani and 2.lingual nerves supply?
- Taste to the anterior 2/3 of tongue
2. General sensation to the anterior 2/3 of tongue
What are the 2 bones of the TMJ joint?
Condylar process of the mandible
Articular fossa and eminence of temporal bone
What is the TMJ disc made of?
Fibrous cartilage
What is the arterial and nerve supply of TMJ?
Supf. temporal A.
Auriculotemporal and masseteric nerves
What are the 3 ligaments that reinforce the fibrous TMJ capsule?
Lateral ligament - articular tubercle to neck of mandible
Sphenomandibular ligament
Stylomandibular ligament
What are the movements of the mandible during mouth opening?
Depression and protrusion
What are the movements of the mandible during mouth closing?
Elevation and retraction
What are the muscles involved in protrusion of the TMJ and mandible?
Lateral pterygoid with help from medial pterygoid
What are the muscles involved in depression of the TMJ and mandible?
Gravity
Digastric, geniohyoid and mylohyoid
What are the muscles involved in elevation of the TMJ and mandible?
Temporalis, masseter and medial pterygoid
What are the muscles involved in retraction of the TMJ and mandible?
Temporalis, masseter, geniohyoid and digastric