articular eminence

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articular eminence (artik´y

r em´

ns),

n a raised area located on the articulated surface of the temporal bone, in conjunction with the condyle of the mandible it allows for the opening and closing of the jaw.

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canine fossa fossa nasal fossa pterygopalatine fossa			4) TMJ anatomy and function Major components of the TMJ include the mandibular condyle, the articular disc, the glenoid fossa, and the articular eminence of the temporal bone (Figure 1). MRI of temporomandibular joint disorders by Wang, Edwin Y.; Fleisher, Kenneth A. / Applied Radiology As the jaw opens, the disk remains between the condyle and the articular eminence as the condyle translates anteriorly. MR imaging of the TMJ: a pictorial essay by Roth, Chris; Ward, Robert J.; Tsai, Scott; Zolotor, Wendy; Tello, Richard / Applied Radiology			arthroscopic anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction arthroscopic knee surgery Arthroscopic Surgery arthroscopy arthrosis Arthrosolon polycephalus arthrospore arthrostomy arthrosynovitis Arthrotec arthrotomy arthrous arthroxesis Arthur Andersen Syndrome Arthus reaction articaine artichoke articul- articular Articular bones articular capsule articular cartilage articular chondrocalcinosis articular corpuscle articular disk articular eminence articular fracture articular head articular lamella articular muscle articular muscle of elbow articular muscle of knee articular nerve articular pillar articular process of vertebra articulare articulate articulated articulated partial denture articulating paper articulatio articulatio cubiti articulatio genus articulatio plana articulatio sellaris articulation articulation deficiency articulation disorder articulation of the pelvis articulator articulator, adjustable			articulacy articulamentum articular articular articular Articular bones Articular branches Articular branches Articular branches Articular branches Articular branches articular capsule articular capsule articular capsule articular capsule Articular capsules Articular capsules articular cartilage articular cartilage articular cartilage articular cartilage disease articular cartilage disease articular cartilage disease articular chondrocalcinosis articular corpuscle Articular disc Articular disc articular disk articular disk articular disk articular eminence articular fossa articular fossa articular fossa articular fracture articular gout articular gout articular gout articular gout articular head articular head articular head articular head articular labrum articular labrum articular labrum articular lamella articular membrane articular meniscus articular meniscus articular meniscus articular muscle articular muscle articular muscle articular muscle of elbow articular muscle of elbow articular muscle of elbow articular muscle of knee articular muscle of knee articular muscle of knee articular nerve

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