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What are five features of the temporal region?

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  • Pterion
  • Temporal lines
  • Zygomatic arch
  • Infratemporal crest
  • Temporal fascia over the temporalis muscle
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What are the posterior and superior boundaries of the temporal fossa?

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Temporal lines

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What is the anterior boundary of the temporal fossa?

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Frontal and zygomatic bones

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What is the lateral boundary of the temporal fossa?

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Zygomatic arch

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What is the inferior boundary of the temporal fossa?

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Infratemporal crest

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What is the lateral boundary of the infratemporal region?

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Ramus of mandible

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What is the medial boundary of the infratemporal region?

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Lateral pterygoid plate

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What is the anterior boundary of the infratemporal region?

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Posterior aspect of maxilla

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What is the posterior boundary of the infratemporal region?

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Tympanic portion, mastoid process, styloid process

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What is the superior boundary of the infratemporal region?

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Inferior surface of greater wing of sphenoid

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What is the inferior boundary of the infratemporal region?

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Medial pterygoid attachment near the mandibular angle

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What nerves can be found in the infratemporal fossa?

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  • Mandibular V3 nerves (inferior alveolar, lingual, buccal)
  • Chorda tympani
  • Otic ganglion
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What are the primary muscles of mastication?

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  • Temporalis
  • Masseter
  • Lateral pterygoid
  • Medial pterygoid
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Origin and insertion of temporalis

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O: Superior temporal line
I: Coronoid process

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What are the actions of temporalis?

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Elevate the mandible (close jaw), retrude chin, lateral movements

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Origin and insertion of masseter

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O: Zygomatic bone/arch
I: Angle and ramus of mandible

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What are the actions of the masseter?

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Elevate the mandible (close jaw), protrude chin, retrude chin, lateral movements

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Which muscles of mastication are innervated by anterior trunk of mandibular nerve (CN V3)?

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Temporalis, masseter, lateral pterygoid

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What innervates temporalis?

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Anterior trunk of mandibular nerve via deep temporal branches

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What innervates masseter?

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Anterior trunk of mandibular nerve via masseteric nerve

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What innervates lateral pterygoid?

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Anterior trunk of mandibular nerve via lateral pterygoid nerve

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What innervates medial pterygoid?

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Main trunk of mandibular nerve via medial pterygoid nerve

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What are the suprahyoid muscles?

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  • Digastric
  • Stylohyoid
  • Mylohyoid
  • Geniohyoid
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Origin and insertion of digastric

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O: Base of cranium
I: Hyoid bone

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Origin and insertion of stylohyoid
O: Styloid process I: Hyoid bone
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Origin and insertion of mylohyoid
O: Medial body of mandible I: Hyoid bone
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Origin and insertion of geniohyoid
O: Anterior body of mandible I: Hyoid bone
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What are the actions of the suprahyoid muscles?
Depresses mandible against resistance when infrahyoid muscles fix or depress hyoid bone
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What innervates digastric?
Facial and mandibular nerves
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What innervates stylohyoid?
Facial nerve (CN VII)
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What innervates mylohyoid?
Mandibular nerve (CN V3) gives off nerve to mylohyoid
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What innervates geniohyoid?
Nerve to geniohyoid (C1-C2)
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What are the infrahyoid muscles?
* Omohyoid * Sternohyoid * Sternothyroid * Thyrohyoid
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What are the actions of infrahyoid muscles?
Fixes or depresses hyoid bone
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Origin and insertion of omohyoid
O: Scapula I: Hyoid bone
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Origin and insertion of sternohyoid
O: Manubrium of sternum I: Hyoid bone
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Origin and insertion of sternothyroid
O: Manubrium of sternum I: Thyroid cartilage
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Origin and insertion of thyrohyoid
O: Thyroid cartilage I: Hyoid bone
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Which infrahyoid muscles are innervated by ansa cervicalis from cervical plexus (C1-C3)?
* Omohyoid * Sternohyoid * Sternothyroid
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What innervates thyrohyoid?
C1 (via hypoglossal nerve CN XII)
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What is the main action of platysma?
Depresses mandible against resistance
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What is the inferior attachment/origin of platysma?
Subcutaneous tissue of infraclavicular and supraclavicular regions
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What is the superior attachment/insertion of platysma?
Base of mandible, skin of cheek and lower lip, angle of mouth (modiolus), and orbicularis oris
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What innervates platysma?
Cervical branch of facial nerve (CN VII)
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What are five structures found in the temporomandibular joint?
* Mandibular fossa of temporal bone * Head (condylar process) of mandible * Articular disc * Stylomandibular ligament * Sphenomandibular ligament
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What muscle does the articular disc of the temporomandibular joint attach to?
Lateral pterygoid muscle
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Pterygoid venous plexus is between...
temporalis and lateral pterygoid muscles
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The pterygoid venous plexus anastomoses with...
facial vein, cavernous sinus, and maxillary vein
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The maxillary artery is a terminal branch of...
external carotid artery
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What are the three parts of the maxillary artery?
1. Mandibular 2. Pterygoid 3. Pterygo-palatine
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Where is the mandibular part of the maxillary artery?
Horizontal along lower border of lateral pterygoid and deep (medial) to neck of condylar process of mandible
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What are the branches off the mandibular part of the maxillary artery?
* Deep auricular artery * Anterior tympanic artery * Middle meningeal artery * Inferior alveolar artery
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Where is the pterygoid part of the maxillary artery?
Ascends adjacent (superficial or deep) to lateral pterygoid
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What are the branches off the pterygoid part of the maxillary artery?
* Artery to masseter * Deep temporal arteries * Pterygoid arteries * Buccal artery
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Where is the pterygo-palatine part of the maxillary artery?
Through pterygomaxillary fissure into pterygopalatine fossa
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What are the branches off the pterygo-palatine part of the maxillary artery?
* Posterior superior alveolar artery * Infraorbital artery * Artery of pterygoid canal * Pharyngeal branch * Descending palatine artery * Sphenopalatine artery
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Where do the following branch from: * Deep auricular artery * Anterior tympanic artery
Mandibular part of maxillary artery
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Where do the following branch from: * Middle meningeal artery * Inferior alveolar artery
Mandibular part of maxillary artery
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Where do the following branch from: * Artery to masseter * Deep temporal arteries
Pterygoid part of maxillary artery
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Where do the following branch from: * Pterygoid arteries * Buccal artery
Pterygoid part of maxillary artery
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Where do the following branch from: * Posterior superior alveolar artery * Infraorbital artery
Pterygo-palatine part of maxillary artery
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Where do the following branch from: * Artery of pterygoid canal * Pharyngeal branch
Pterygo-palatine part of maxillary artery
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Where do the following branch from: * Descending palatine artery * Sphenopalatine artery
Pterygo-palatine part of maxillary artery
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What is the terminal branch of the maxillary artery?
Sphenopalatine artery branching from pterygo-palatine part
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The mandibular nerve (V3) descends through ___ into ___
through **foramen ovale** into **infratemporal fossa**
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The auriculotemporal nerve encircles which artery?
Middle meningeal artery
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What does the auriculotemporal nerve sense?
Auricle, temporal region, and TMJ
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What does the auriculotemporal nerve branch from?
Mandibular nerve (V3)
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The inferior alveolar nerve enters...
mandibular foramen
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What does inferior alveolar nerve sense?
Lower teeth
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What does the nerve to mylohyoid branch from?
Inferior alveolar nerve
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What does the inferior alveolar nerve branch from?
Mandibular nerve (V3)
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What is the terminal branch of the inferior alveolar nerve?
Mental nerve
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What does the lingual nerve branch from?
Mandibular nerve (V3)
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Where is the lingual nerve in relation to inferior alveolar nerve?
Anterior to inferior alveolar nerve
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What does the lingual nerve sense?
Anterior 2/3 of tongue, floor of mouth, and lingual gingivae
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The lingual nerve is joined by ___ to sense taste for anterior 2/3 of tongue and provide preganglionic parasympathetic fibers to submandibular and sublingual salivary glands
chorda tympani nerve (VII)
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What does the buccal nerve branch from?
Mandibular nerve (V3)
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What is the function of the buccal nerve?
Sensory for cheek
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Motor nerves to masseter, tensor veli palatini, medial pterygoid, lateral pterygoid, and temporalis all branch from...
mandibular nerve (V3)

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