By Palpation, One Locates the Temporomandibular Joint

question 149

Multiple Choice

By palpation, one locates the temporomandibular joint

• A) directly anterior to the external auditory opening.
• B) by feeling the pulse of the facial artery.
• C) by feeling the pulse of the superficial temporal artery.
• D) directly posterior to the last upper molars (wisdom teeth).

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