Exam 2 Flashcards
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Temporal fossa is formed by?
Frontal, parietal, temporal, and sphenoid bones
Temporal fossa boundaries
Superior temporal line + zygoma
What are the contents of the temporal fossa
Temporalis m, superficial temporal a + v, auriculotemporal n, deep temporal a + n
Lateral boundary of infratemporal fossa
Ramus of mandible
Medial border of infratemporal fossa
Lateral pterygoid plate
Anterior border of infratemporal fossa
Maxilla
Posterior border of infratemporal fossa
Temporal bone
Superior border of infratemporal fossa
Zygomatic arch + greater wing of sphenoid
Inferior border of infratemporal fossa
Medial pterygoid m + angle of mandible
Muscles found in the infratemporal fossa
Inferior Temporalis m, lateral + medial pterygoid m’s
Artery + veins found in the infratemporal fossa
Mandible + pterygoid parts of maxillary a, pterygoid venous plexus
Nerves found in the infratemporal fossa
V3 branches, otic ganglion, chorda tympani
Mandibular (1st) part of maxillary artery
Runs horizontal deep to condylar neck of mandible
Branches of mandibular part maxillary a
Deep auricular a, anterior tympanic a, middle meninges a, accessory meningeal a, + inferior alveolar a
Pterygoid (2nd) part of maxillary a
Ascends obliquely, adjacent to lateral pterygoid
Branches of pterygoid part of maxillary a
Masseteric a, deep temporal a, pterygoid branches, buccal a
Pterygopalatine (3rd) part of maxillary artery
Anteromedial to lateral pterygoid passes through pterygomaxillary fissures to pterygopalatine fossa
Branches off the pterygopalatine part of maxillary a
Posterior superior alveolar a, infraorbital a, descending palatine a, a of pterygoid canal, pharyngeal branch, descending palatine a, sphenopalatine a
Nerves in the infratemporal foramen
Auriculotemporal n, inferior alveolar n, lingual n, buccal n, otic ganglion, chorda tympani
Pterygopalatine fossa
Located medially to intratemporal fossa + accessed by going through pterygomaxillary fissure
Roof of pterygopalatine fossa
Greater wing of sphenoid
Anterior border of pterygopalatine fossa
Maxilla
Posterolateral border of pterygopalatine fossa
Pterygoid process of sphenoid
Medial border of pterygopalatine fossa
Vertical plate of palatine bone