TMJ
Post subluxation this term is used to describe a reduced opening.
What is Trismus?
This portion of the TMJ wraps around articular eminence, fossa and condyle.
What is joint capsule?
The landmark that lies superior to the nasion, where frown marks on Ms. Abby are seen.
What is the glabella?
This term is used when the insertion of the muscle moves away from the origin.
What is relaxation?
When a muscle is inserted at the commissures this term is used.
What is anguli?
The mandibular condyle articulates with this bony landmark.
What is the articular fossa?
The fibrous joint disc lies between these two bony landmarks.
What is the temporal bone and the condyle?
As Ms. Abby becomes an older wiser adult this tends to happen to her joint disc.
What is thinner and perforated?
This extrinsic tongue muscle retracts the tongue.
What is styloglossus muscle?
A client preforms this action in an extra oral exam which elevates the hyoid bone and works the 3 pharyngeal constrictor muscles.
What is swallowing?
What is the articular eminence?
When the TMJ is dislocated this term is used.
What is subluxation?
The term used for when Ms. Abby moves her TMJ to cause a gliding movement on one side and rotation on the other .
What is lateral deviation?
The palatoglossus muscle elevates the tongue and depresses this structure in the oral cavity.
What is the soft palate?
This muscle pushes food posterior onto the occlusal surfaces.
What is the buccinator?
Posterior to the articular fossa is this bony landmark.
What is postglenoid process?
When we are in relaxed position the jaw is said to contain this, instead of being clenched together.
What is free way space?
This ligament prevents excessive retraction of the TMJ.
What is temporomandibular joint ligament?
This muscle is used when Ms. Abby sticks out her tongue.
What is genioglossus muscle?
This process serves as the attachment of the muscles of mastication.
What is the pterygoid process?
This movement occurs between the joint disc and condyle in the lower synovial cavity.
What is rotation?
The TMJ at rest leaves a space of how many millimeters?
What is approximately 2 to 4mm?
Levator anguli oris, levator labii superioris aleaque nasi muscles raise the upper lip along with this major muscle.
What is zygomaticus major muscle?
Levator labii superioriis alaeque nasi muscle when contracted dilates these features on the face.
What are the nostrils?
This infrahyoid muscle of the head and neck contains the letter "o" in it 3 times.
What is the omohyoid muscle?