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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 May 11.
Published in final edited form as: Oral Dis. 2015 Jul 2;22(1):33–38. doi: 10.1111/odi.12353

Figure 2.

Figure 2

Comparison of the structure of the temporomandibular joint between humans and mice. TMJ, temporomandibular joint. 1: the articular eminence of the temporal bone, 2: the glenoid fossa of the temporal bone, 3: anterior band of the articular disk, 4: posterior band of the articular disk, 5: connective tissue, 6: the posterior joint capsule, 7: the upper articular cavity, 8: the lower articular cavity, 9: mandibular condyle, 10: a part of upper head of the lateral pterygoid muscle, associated with the articular disk, 11: upper head of the lateral pterygoid muscle, connected with the mandibular condyle, 12: lower head of the lateral pterygoid muscle, connected with the mandibular condyle