TMJ Exam | Questions & 100% Correct Answers (Verified) | Latest Update | Grade A+
Which bones articulate to form the TMJ? : temporal bone and mandibular bone What parts of the temporal bone form the TMJ? : articular eminence mandibular fossa postglenoid process What parts of the mandible bone form the TMJ? : mandibular condyle Articulations for the temporal bone : 1. cranial bone 2. articular eminence 3. mandibular fossa 4. postglenoid process 2 | P a g e Articulations for the mandibular bone : 1. one of the facial bones 2. mandibular condyle BOTH articulating joints are covered by : fibrocartilate Joint capsule : encloses the TMJ completely. Superiorly, capsule wraps around the articular eminence and mandibular fossa. Inferiorly, capsule wraps around the circumference of the mandibular condyle and neck. Joint capsule has two layers : Outer layer is made of firm fibrous connective tissue Inner layer is made of synovial membrane (thin connective tissue with nerves and blood vessels). *the blood vessels in the synovial membrane produce synovial fluid* Role of synovial flui
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