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20 Cards in this Set
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Where is the temporomandibular joint palpated upon examination of the structure? |
Just anterior to the ear |
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Which of the following bones of the head are involved in the articulation of the temporomandibular joint? |
Temporal Bone and Mandible |
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Which of the following is a depression on the inferior aspect of the temporal bone that is part of the temporomandibular joint? |
Articular Fossa |
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Which of the following is a correct statement concerning the histology present in the temporal bone in the area of the temporomandibular joint? |
Surface covered by fibrocartilage |
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Which of the following completely encloses the temporomandibular joint |
Joint Capsule |
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Which of the following is the inner layer of the joint capsule, which consists of a thin connective tissue that contains nerves and blood vessels |
Synovial membrane |
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Which of the following is a thick substance that fills the temporomandibular joint, lubricates it, and provides nutrition to parts of the joint disc? |
Synovial Fluid |
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Which of the following is not the usual movement of the temporal mandibular joint involving the mandible in allowed by the gliding in rotation of the joint? |
Subluxation |
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The muscles that are palpated as part of a complete temporomandibular joint examination include the masseter, temporalis, medial pterygoid, lateral pterygoid and: |
Sternocleidomastoid muscle |
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During what weeks of prenatal development does the temporomandibular joint develop? |
11th to 12th week |
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The articular eminence of the temporal mandibular joint is a smooth, rounded protuberance on the inferior aspect of the zygomatic process and is positioned _______ to the articular fossa. |
Anterior |
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The growth center of the temporomandibular mandibular joint consist of ________ underneath the periosteum on the articulating surface on the mandibular condyle. |
Hyaline Cartilage |
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Which of the following would not be considered a symptom or a sign of a temporomandibular disorder? |
Fever and sweating |
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All signs and symptoms related to the temporomandibular disorder should also be noted in the patient record I should any parafunctional habits and: |
Related systemic diseases |
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With a temporomandibular disorder, the pain present originates from which surrounding structure(s)? |
Soft tissue such as muscles |
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To which poles of the mandibular condyle is the joint disc attached to within the temporomandibular joint? |
Lateral and medial |
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Which part of the joint disc of the temperament Debula joint has both blood vessels and nerves? |
Peripheral region |
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What directly provides the nutritional needs for the central region of the joint disc of the temporal mandibular joint? |
Synovial fluid |
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On cross-section each joint disc of the temporal mandibular joint appears caplike on the mandibular condyle, with its superior aspect ________ from anterior to posterior and it’s inferior aspect concave? |
Concavoconvex |
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Which of the following does not come in numbers of two on a person as it relates to the temporal mandibular joint? |
Number of joint discs in one joint |
