Mandible - the lower jaw.
Condyle - the "ball" end of the mandible
or lower jaw.
Disc - a dense connective tissue pad that acts as a cushion between the condyle and the socket that it fits into. (Somewhat like the cartilage in your knees)
Fossa - the "socket" in the temporal bone that
the Condyle fits into.
TMJ is an anachronism made up of the
T-Temporal bone,
M-Mandible and J
for the joint where they come together. |