TMJ Flashcards
Lower portion of joint capsuleattaches ________________ to _______
mandibular condyle to disc
Upper portion joint capsule attaches ______ to _____________
disc to temporal bone
Where is the joint capsule thin and thick?
- thin posteriorly and anteriorly
- thickened/supported laterally/medially by collateral ligaments
What is the thickest and thinnest part of the disc?
- anterior is thickets
- thinnest in middle
What is the disc attached to? (3 total, anterior and posterior)
- joint capsule
- posterior - retrodiscal lamina
- anterior - lateral pterygoid and anterior articular capsule
action of lateral pterygoid
Pulls disc forward (concentrically) during opening and gradually pulls it (eccentrically) during closure
What is the function of the disc?
Separates joint cavity into two functional components
- Upper joint is a plane gliding joint for translation of mandible condyles
- Lower joint is a hinge joint that permits rotation of condyles
What is the retrodiscal lamina? Function?
Fatty layer that is innervated well to help with proprioception
- stabilize disc
prevents excessive translation of the disc over the condyle
What counters the lateral pterygoid pull?
tempromandibular ligament
- helps prevent posterior dislocation of the joint
- prevents medial slippage of disc
What are the muscles of mastication?
- temporalis
- masseter
- medial pterygoid
- lateral pterygoid
What are the suprahyoid muscles?
- stylohyoid
- digastric
- geniohyoid
- mylohyoid
What are the infrahyoid muscles?
- thyrohyoid
- sternothyroid
- sternohyoid
- omohyoid
action of the temporalis
elevate mandible
action of the masseter
elevation and protrusion of mandible
action of the medial pterygoid
elevate and protrude mandible