Temporomandibular joint

(Latin name - articulatio temporoman-dibularae). Joint formed of articular pits that are on the temporal bone, and the mandibular joint heads. All joints consist of intra-articular disc of cartilage, joint bags and ligaments. Characterized by the absolute uniqueness of forms all the elements constituting this joint. Articular fossa adult - ellipsoids - several times larger than the joint head - ellipsoids, cylinders, covered with cartilage. Disc cartilage - connective tissue dvoyakovygnutaya.