TMJ Jeopardy
Osteology, Myology, Movement and Supporting Structures. Perfect for testing your knowledge! Have Fun!
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- This muscle allows depression and protrusion of the mandible BILATERALLY. What is...?
- This muscle allows for elevation of the mandible BILATERALLY. What is...?
- This muscle allows for elevation and protrusion of the mandible BILATERALLY. What is....?
- This muscle allows for elevation and retrusion of the mandible BILATERALLY. What is....?
- All four PRIME MOVERS of the TMJ are innervated on this nerve. What is...?
- This bone is located on the side of the skull and includes the mandibular fossa, styloid process and the zygomatic process. What is ...?
- This bone lies to (and forms) the most posterior inferior part of the skull. What is...?
- This bone makes up the posterior portion the zygomatic arch and serves as the attachment of the masseter. What is ...?
- This bone houses is located in the middle of the face and houses the upper teeth. What is...?
- This horseshoe-shaped bone is located just superior to the thyroid cartilage at about the C3 level. What is...?
- A capsule that "envelopes" the TMJ and attaches to the neck of the condyle of the mandible. What is...?
- This structure is connected circumferentially to the capsule and tendon of the lateral pterygoid. What is...?
- One of four supporting ligaments which function is to hold the hyoid bone in place
- A supporting ligament that lies between the masseter and medial pterygoid muscle. It's also one of two ligaments that help limit excessive anterior motion. What is...?
- This TMJ ligament attaches to the spine of the sphenoid bone and suspends the mandible. What is...?
- This muscle originates at the zygomatic arch of the temporand and the zygomatic process of the maxilla. What is...?n
- This fan-shaped muscle originates at the temporal fossa and contracts on one side with side-to-side movements. What is...?
- This muscle originates at the mental spine of the mandible and runs down the hyoid bone. What is...?
- This short, rectangular muscle originates at the thyroid cartilage and closes laryngeal opening to help prevent food from entering the larynx during swallowing. What is...?
- This muscle has two bellies connected by a tendon in between itself. It also helps stabilize the hyoid bone by pulling down on it. What is...?
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