The TMJ functions as what kind of joint?

True or False: Condyles have epiphyseal lines

• True

• False

How many muscles of mastication does each individual have?

• 2

• 4

• 6

• 8

Answer explanation

4 muscles on each side

TMJ nerve ending that senses temperature:

• Ruffini

• Free nerve endings

• Pacinian

• Meissner

TMJ nerve endings that act as touch receptors

• Ruffini

• Meissner

• Pacinian

• Free nerve endings

Basal cells are attached to the basal lamina by minute discs called:

True or False: The col appears the same in anterior and posterior regions.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Appears peaked in anterior, flattened or concave in posterior

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Muscles of mastication are innervated by which cranial nerve?

• III

• V

• VII

• X

Which compartment of the TMJ is responsible for the hinge movement?

• Upper

• Lower

• Combination

These cells act as touch and pressure receptors:

• Lymphocytes

• Merkel Cells

• Langerhans Cells

• Melanocytes