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Temporo - Maxillary Articulation. 



47. Right Temporo-Maxillary Articulation, 

 Articulatio temporo-inaxillaris, vertical section. 



The cavity of the capsule is divided by the in t erarti cul ar 

 cartilage, Cartilago interarticularis } which is thinner in the middle, 

 thicker toward the circumference, into 2 halves, each of which has a 

 special synovia! membrane. The circumference of the interarticular car- 

 tilage is connected with the capsule and the external lateral ligament; 

 at its anterior surface the tendon of the external pterygoid muscle is 

 inserted. 



