Chapter 89: Mandibulectomy and Maxillectomy Flashcards
1
Q
What are the four muscles of mastication?
A
Masseter
Temporalis
Pterygoideus
Digastricus
2
Q
What is the blood supply to the mandible?
A
Inferior alveolar artery which enters the mandibular foramen on the medial surface and exits through the mental foramen laterally
3
Q
Innervation to the mandible?
A
Mandibular nerve, a branch of trigeminal (enters the mandibular foramen with inferior alveolar a. and exits mental as mental nerves)
4
Q
What are the two major branches of the maxillary artery?
A
Major palatine artery
Infraorbital artery - exits the infraorbital foramen with the nerve at the rostral margin of the carnassial tooth.
5
Q
What are five nerve blocks for the oral cavity?
A
- Maxillary
- Infraorbital (maxilla)
- Major palatine (maxilla)
- Inferior alveolar (mandible)
- Middle mental (mandible)
6
Q
What are the three bones of the maxilla?
A
Maxilla
Incisive bone (incisors here)
Nasal bone
