Temporal Region & infratemporal fossa Flashcards
boundaries of the temporal fossa:
Posterio/superior- temporal line
Anterior: frontal & zygomatic
Lateraly: zygomatic arch
Inferior: infratemporal crest– aka great wing of the sphenoid
What is the infratemporal crest:
the ateral surface of the great wing of the sphenoid
What makes up the floor of the infratemporal fossa?
pterion:
* frontal
* temporal
* parietal
* sphenoid
What N’s runs through the temporal region?
auriculotemporal N
deep temporal N
What N does the auriculotemporal Nerve branch from ?
mandibular N
What is the artery that runs though the temporal fossa?
superficial temporal
major art. to the head
What does the deep temporal N branch from ?
mandibular division of the trigeminal
What is the superficial temporal a branch of ?
ECA
What is the deep temporal N a branch of ?
maxillary
What muscle has its innsertion on the coroniod of the mandible
temporalis
What is the greater wing of the sphenoid
the flat lateral part under the base of the skull
The otic gg contain cell bodies of ______
POST gg. PS
The mandibular N synapses at the _____ gg
optic
The lingual N carries what type of fibers?
GSA
What are the 4 cranial PS gg?
cillary
ptyergopalatine
otic
submandibular
Glidding motion of the TMJ anteriorlly is called ____
protrusion
Glidding motion of the TMJ posteriorly is ___
retrusion
The TMJ is a _____ type of joint
synovial
What two ligaments reinforce the TMJ medially
stylomandibular lig
sphenomandibular lig
attachment of the stylomandibular lig & fxn
A: styloid process
angle of the mandible
Fxn: reinforce TMJ medially
Attachment of the sphenomandibular lig & fxn
A: Spine of sphenoid
lingula
Fxn: reinforce the TMJ medially
What ligs reinforces the TMJ laterally
fibrous capsule
lateral ligament
Attachment and Fxn of the lateral lig. of the TMJ
A: temporal portion of the zygomatic arch
mandible
fxn: reinforce the TMJ laterally
M that act to elevate the TMJ
temporalis
masseter
Medial pterygoid