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Joint reference, type, range of motion, capsule, ligamentous support, and clinical assessment.

39 joints

39 joints in Head & Skull Clear ×

Joint Pterygomandibular Space spatium pterygomandibulare Head & Skull The pterygomandibular space is a potential space bounded medially by the medial pterygoid muscle, laterally by… Joint Quadrigeminal Cistern cisterna quadrigeminalis Head & Skull The quadrigeminal cistern is the subarachnoid space posterior to the midbrain tectum (quadrigeminal plate), bounded by… Joint Retrocerebellar Cistern cisterna posterior (magna) Head & Skull The retrocerebellar cistern (posterior cisterna magna or cisterna cerebellomedullaris posterior) is the large subarachnoid space between… Joint Skull Sutures suturae cranii Head & Skull The skull sutures are fibrous joints between the flat bones of the cranial vault, including the… Joint Sub-Tenon’s Space spatium sub-tenonis Head & Skull The sub-Tenon's space is the potential space between Tenon's capsule (the fibrous fascia enclosing the globe)… Joint Subdural Space spatium subdurale Head & Skull The subdural space is the potential space between the dura mater and the arachnoid mater of… Joint Submandibular Space spatium submandibulare Head & Skull The submandibular space is the paired space below the mylohyoid muscle, containing the submandibular gland, lymph… Joint Subretinal Space spatium subretinale Head & Skull The subretinal space is the potential space between the neurosensory retina (photoreceptor outer segments) and the… Joint Sylvian Cistern cisterna fossae lateralis cerebri Head & Skull The Sylvian cistern (cistern of the lateral sulcus) is the subarachnoid space within the Sylvian fissure… Joint Temporal Fossa fossa temporalis Head & Skull The temporal fossa is the shallow concavity on the lateral skull above the zygomatic arch, bounded… Joint Temporomandibular Joint articulatio temporomandibularis Head & Skull The TMJ is a bilateral synovial joint between the mandibular condyle and the temporal bone glenoid… Joint Temporomandibular Joint (Detail) articulatio temporomandibularis (detail) Head & Skull The TMJ is the only bilateral joint that must function simultaneously as a unit — the… Joint Third Ventricle Space ventriculus tertius Head & Skull The third ventricle is the midline CSF-filled space between the two thalami, extending from the interventricular… Joint TMJ Articular Disc discus articularis articulationis temporomandibularis Head & Skull The TMJ articular disc is a biconcave fibrocartilaginous structure that divides the TMJ into an upper… Joint Vitreous Chamber of the Eye camera vitrea bulbi Head & Skull The vitreous chamber is the largest compartment of the eye, occupying the space posterior to the…