Opening
of the Mandible Anatomy
Retrodiscal
tissue (bilaminar zone), Retrodiscal tissue (bilaminar zone) expanded, Floor of
middle cranial fossa, Superior head (cut), Inferior head, Articular disc
(cut sagittally), Translation of condyle and ramus of mandible during opening
of the mouth,
Direction of force vector generated by the contraction of lateral
pterygoid muscles, Articular disc (cut sagittally), Mandibular ramus, Mandibular
notch, External acoustic meatus, Mandibular condyle, Joint capsule (cut),
Joint capsule, Inferior layer of bilaminar zone, Joint capsule (cut), Upper
layer of bilaminar zone, Lateral ligament of temporomandibular joint (cut),
Mastoid process Styloid process, Lateral pterygoid muscle.
