{"id":2106,"date":"2020-09-07T09:34:18","date_gmt":"2020-09-07T09:34:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/meddists.com\/learn\/pre-clinical\/anatomy\/head-and-neck\/head\/temporomandibular-joint\/"},"modified":"2020-09-16T14:40:40","modified_gmt":"2020-09-16T12:40:40","slug":"temporomandibular-joint","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/meddists.com\/learn\/pre-clinical\/anatomy\/skull-head-and-neck\/head\/temporomandibular-joint\/","title":{"rendered":"Temporomandibular joint"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><div class=\"intro\">The temporomandibular joint, or TMJ, is the joint connecting between the\u00a0mandible and the skull. <\/div><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\" id=\"attachment_17178\"><a href=\"https:\/\/meddists.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/tmj-openstax.png\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Temporomandibular joint\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meddists.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/tmj-openstax-600x567.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17178\" width=\"581\" height=\"549\"\/><\/a><figcaption><strong>Figure 1. The temporomandibular joint <\/strong>(Credit: OpenStax,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/4.0\/\">CC BY-SA 4.0<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<span class=\"block-heading\" id=\"header_1\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"title_collection title1\">Description<\/h4>\n<\/span><span class=\"block-content\" id=\"contents_1\">\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The TMJ is an encapsulated, modified hinge type of synovial joint, that allows gliding and some rotation, flexion, and extension.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This joint contains an articular\u00a0cartilaginous disk \u2014\u00a0<strong>the articular disk of the TMJ<\/strong>, attaching to the fibrous capsule, forming two cavities within the capsule, and separating the two articular surfaces.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/span><span class=\"block-heading\" id=\"header_2\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"title_collection title1\">Location<\/h4>\n<\/span><span class=\"block-content\" id=\"contents_2\">\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The TMJ is located between the&nbsp;<strong>head of the mandible<\/strong>&nbsp;and the&nbsp;<strong>mandibular fossa&nbsp;<\/strong>and&nbsp;<strong>articular tubercle of the temporal bone<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/span><span class=\"block-heading\" id=\"header_3\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"title_collection title1\">Neurovasculature<\/h4>\n<\/span><span class=\"block-content\" id=\"contents_3\">\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"pure-table\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Blood supply<\/strong><\/td><td>Masseteric and deep auricular arteries, branches of the maxillary artery<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Venous drainage<\/strong><\/td><td>Superficial temporal and maxillary veins<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Innervation<\/strong><\/td><td>Branches of the CN V3:<br>Deep temporal nerve<br>Auticulotemporal nerve<br>Masseteric nerve<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Lymphatic drainage<\/strong><\/td><td>Parotid, submandibular, and preauricular lymph nodes<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption><strong>Table 1. Neurovasculature of the TMJ<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/span><div id=\"the_titles\" style=\"display:none;\"><h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Description<\/h4><h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Location<\/h4><h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Neurovasculature<\/h4><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Description The TMJ is an encapsulated, modified hinge type of synovial joint, that allows gliding and some rotation, flexion, and extension. This joint contains an articular\u00a0cartilaginous disk \u2014\u00a0the articular disk of the TMJ, attaching to the fibrous capsule, forming two cavities within the capsule, and separating the two articular surfaces. 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