The Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ)

The main functions of the TMJ are speech and mastication.

The TMJ is classified as a compound joint and considered a ginglymoarthrodial joint because it combines hinge (pivoting) and gliding (sliding) movements.

The peculiar characteristic of the TMJ is that it is the only joint of the human body to have a rigid endpoint of closure.

<p>The TMJ on one side cannot work independently from the joint on the other side because it is a bilateral diarthrosis.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The articulation surfaces of the temporal bone and the mandibular condyle develop from two distinct blastema components of the TMJ.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It is the only joint of the human body to have a rigid endpoint of closure</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Mandibular fossa and articular eminence</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Ginglymoarthrodial joint</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Speech and mastication</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Two distinct blastema</p> Signup and view all the answers