[ANAT] TEMPORAL & INFRATEMPORAL FOSSA

Question 1

superior boundary of temporal fossa

Answer 1

superior temporal line

Question 2

inferior boundary of temporal fossa

Answer 2

zygomatic arch

Question 3

contents of temporal fossa

Answer 3

temporalis muscle
temporalis fascia

Question 4

temporalis fascia is attached to

Answer 4

superior temporal line (superiorly)
upper border of zygomatic arch (inferiorly)

Question 5

lateral boundary of infratemporal fossa

Answer 5

ramus of mandible

Question 6

medial boundary of infratemporal fossa

Answer 6

lateral pterygoid plate

Question 7

superior boundary of infratemporal fossa

Answer 7

greater wing sphenoid

Question 8

anterior boundary of infratemporal fossa

Answer 8

maxilla (posterior surface)

Question 9

posterior boundary of infratemporal fossa

Answer 9

styloid process

Question 10

infratemporal fossa communicates anteriorly with

Answer 10

orbit through inferior orbital fissure

Question 11

infratemporal fossa communicates medially with

Answer 11

pterygopalatine fossa through pterygo-maxillary fissure

Question 12

infratemporal fossa communicates superiorly with

Answer 12

1-temporal fossa thru gap in zygomatic arch
2- middle cranial fossa thru foramen ovale & spinosum

Question 13

superficial content of infratemporal fossa

Answer 13

1-medial & lateral pterygoids
2-maxillary artery
3-mandibular nerve
4-pterygoid venous plexus

Question 14

deep content of infratemporal fossa

Answer 14

1-mandibular nerve trunk
2-otic ganglia
3-tensor palati
4-middle & accessory meningeal arteries
5-chorda tympani
6-spheno-mandibular ligament