Capsule of temporomandibular joint
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| Capsule of temporomandibular joint | |
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| Articulation of the mandible. Medial aspect. (Capsular lig. labeled at center.) | |
| Latin | capsula articularis articulationis temporomandibularis |
| Gray's | subject #75 297 |
| Dorlands/Elsevier | c_07/12211184 |
The articular capsule (capsular ligament) is a thin, loose envelope, attached above to the circumference of the mandibular fossa and the articular tubercle immediately in front; below, to the neck of the condyle of the mandible.
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atlanto-axial: anterior atlantoaxial ligament - posterior atlantoaxial ligament - cruciform ligament of atlas (transverse ligament of the atlas)
atlanto-occipital: anterior atlantoöccipital membrane - posterior atlantoöccipital membrane - tectorial membrane - alar ligament - ligament of apex dentis
temporomandibular: capsule - temporomandibular ligament - sphenomandibular ligament - stylomandibular ligament - articular disk
