Which of the following statements about the articular disk in the temporomandibular joint is true?
A) It is attached to the anterior and posterior aspects of the condyle.
B) It is attached to the inferior belly of the medial pterygoid muscle.
C) The disk is highly vascular.
D) The disk is surrounded and protected by the fibrous connective tissue joint capsule.
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