pterygopalatine fossa

Question 1

what fossa is lateral to the pterygopalatine fossa

Answer 1

infratemporal fossa

Question 2

medial wall of the pterygopalatine fossa

Answer 2

palatine bone with the sphenopalatine foramen

Question 3

the hub for nereons and arteries for the middle face

Answer 3

pterygopalatine fossa

Question 4

what ganglion is found int eh pterygopalatine fossa

Answer 4

ptergopalatine ganglion (CN VII)

Question 5

what does the pteryogpalatine ganglion consist of

Answer 5

CN VII mainly
attached to V2 by 2 short pterygopalatine nerves
receives (Vidian) n of pterygoid canal
both sympa and parasympa fibers

Question 6

what fibers synapse in the pterygopalatine ganglion

Answer 6

parasympa fibers

Question 7

openings of the pterygopalatine fossa

Answer 7

inferior-orbital fissure
sphenopalatine foramen
pterygomaxillary fissure
foramen rotundum
pterygoid canal
palatovaginal canal
palatine canal

Question 8

the sphenopalatine foramen opens into

Answer 8

the nasal cavity

Question 9

the inferior orbital fissure opens into

Answer 9

the flor of the orbit

Question 10

the pterygomaxillary fissure opens into

Answer 10

infratemporal fossa

Question 11

Foramen rotundum opens into

Answer 11

the middle cranial fossa

Question 12

the pterygoid canal opens into

Answer 12

the cranial cavity

Question 13

the palatovaginal canal opens into

Answer 13

the nasopharynx

Question 14

the palatine canal opens into

Answer 14

the roof of the oral cavity

Question 15

lateral openings of pterygopalatine fossa

Answer 15

pterygomaxillary fissure

Question 16

roof openings of the pterygopalatine fossa

Answer 16

infraorbital fissure

Question 17

medial openings of the pterygopalatine fossa

Answer 17

sphenopalatine foramen

Question 18

inferior openings of the pterygopalatine fossa

Answer 18

palatine canal

Question 19

posterior openings of the pterygopalatine fossa

Answer 19

foramen rotundum
pterygoid canal
pharyngeal canal

Question 20

what arteries pass through the pterygomaxillary fissure

Answer 20

maxillary artery
infra-orbital A
sphenopalatine A
artery of the pharyngeal canal
pharyngeal artery
greater and lesser palatine artery
posterior superior alveolar artery

Question 21

what veins pass through the pterygomaxillary fissure

Answer 21

veins of the same name

also emissaries that drain into the ptygoid plexus

Question 22

location of the sphenopalatine foramen

Answer 22

anterior and inferior to sphenoid sinus

Question 23

what passes through sphenopalatine foramen

Answer 23

sphenopalatine artery
Nasopalatine N (V2)
Posterior lateral Nasal N (V2)

Question 24

what goes through foramen rotundum

Answer 24

Maxillary Nerve (V2)

Question 25

where is the inferior orbital fissure

Answer 25

posterior/inferior aspect of the orbit

Question 26

what passes through the inferior orbital fissure

Answer 26

``` infraorbital nn (V2) zygomatic nn (V2) accompanying aa ```

Question 27

infraorbitals n conintues where after passing through inferior orbital fissure

Answer 27

infraorbital foramen to face

Question 28

zygomatic nerves sends what branches in orbit leadinng to the face

Answer 28

zygomaticotemporal n | zygomaticofacial n

Question 29

parasympa for lacrimal gland comes from

Answer 29

zygomatic branches of V2 that communicate with V1

Question 30

what does the pterygoid canal connect

Answer 30

connects foramen lacerum and pterygopalatine fossa and sphenopalatine foramen

Question 31

what serves as one psoterior opening of the pterygopalatine fossa

Answer 31

pterygoid canal

Question 32

what passes through the pterygoid canal

Answer 32

Vidian N of pterygoid canal | pterygoid branch of maxillary a

Question 33

location of the pharyngeal canal

Answer 33

superior and lateral to alae of vomer bone | anterior and medial to pterygoid canal

Question 34

what does the pharyngeal canal transmit

Answer 34

``` pharyngeal N (CN V2) pharyngeal branch of maxillary a ```

Question 35

travel of the palatine canal

Answer 35

runs vertically lateral to perpendicular plate of palatine bone

Question 36

what passes through the palatine canal

Answer 36

greater and lesser palatine Nn (CN V2) descending palatine a greater and lesser palatine aa, runngint with assocated nerve

Question 37

greater and lesser palatine aa emerge where

Answer 37

through greater and lesser palatine foramen

Question 38

vidian N supply

Answer 38

lacrimal, nasal, palatal glands