Temporomandibular joint

Temporomandibular joint
The temporomandibular joint is the joint between the mandible and the temporal bone of the skull.
The joint seen from the inner surface.
Details
ArterySuperficial temporal artery
NerveAuriculotemporal nerve, masseteric nerve
Identifiers
Latinarticulatio temporomandibularis
Acronym(s)TMJ
MeSHD013704
TA98A03.1.07.001
TA21622
FMA54832
Anatomical terminology

In anatomy, the temporomandibular joints (TMJ) are the two joints connecting the jawbone to the skull. It is a bilateral synovial articulation between the temporal bone of the skull above and the condylar process of mandible below; it is from these bones that its name is derived. The joints are unique in their bilateral function, being connected via the mandible.

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