Articular disc of the jaw joint
Discus articularis articulationis temporomandibularis
Divides the jaw joint into upper and lower compartments and fits the two surfaces to each other.
About the articular disc of the jaw joint of the dog
Articular disc of the jaw joint is a cartilage of the neck (neck), one on each side of the body. Its name in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria is Discus articularis articulationis temporomandibularis. You can turn it above, see it in place in the neck of the dog, and open it inside the whole animal in Vetomica.
Where it runs from and to
What this structure is anchored to at each end, and what that lets it do.
- Origin
- A thin fibrocartilage plate lying between the jaw's condylar process and the mandibular fossa of the temporal bone.
- Action
- Divides the jaw joint into upper and lower compartments and fits the two surfaces to each other.
Written for Vetomica in its own words from the standard reference anatomy of the dog; the books it was checked against are listed below.
Terminology
- English
- Articular disc of the jaw joint
- Latin (NAV)
- Discus articularis articulationis temporomandibularis
- Status
- A valid term in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria
Questions about the articular disc of the jaw joint
- What is the Latin name of the articular disc of the jaw joint?
- In the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria, the articular disc of the jaw joint is called Discus articularis articulationis temporomandibularis.
- Where is the articular disc of the jaw joint of the dog?
- Articular disc of the jaw joint is a cartilage of the neck (neck), one on each side of the body.
See the articular disc of the jaw joint inside the whole dog.
Vetomica opens on this structure with every layer of the dog around it: peel back the skin and the muscles, cut a section through it, X-ray it, and practise naming it until you stop getting it wrong.
Free for 7 days, no card. After that the skeletons stay free.
