Deep Face Flashcards
Floor of temporal fossa is formed by the 4 bones of the pterion:
Frontal
Parietal
Temporal
Greater wing of sphenoid
Temporal fascia is compromise of 2 layers
Superficial
Deep layer
Temporalis muscle blood is supplied by:
Deep temporal arteries
Infratemporal fossa is pieced by 2 openings:
Foramen ovale
Forman spinosum
Nerve which passes through formanen ovale
Mandibular division of Trigeminal
CN V3
Formamen spinosum transmits which artery?
Middle meningeal artery
2 pterygoid processes of the infratemporal fossa:
Medial pterygoid plate
Lateral pterygoid plate
External carotid artery has 2 branches, the largest terminal branch is:
Maxillary artery
Maxillary artery is divided into 3 parts:
Mandibular
Pterygoid
Pterygopalantine
2 branches of external carotid artery are:
Superficial temporal artery
Maxillary artery
Maxillary artery supplied which muscles? (2nd part)
Muscles of mastication
Branches of CN V3 pass through what opening?
Foramen spinosum
Inferior alveolar nerve is a very prominent branch which enters ___ foramen and passes through the ___ canal
Mandibular
Mandibular
Inferior alveolar nerve has 2 branches:
Inferior dental plexus sends branches to:
Mental nerve passes through ___ foramen
Mandibular teeth
Mental
The lingual Nerve senses __ and ___ of food. Not Taste
Temperature
Texture
Chords tympani N is a branch of ___ N, CN___ and carries ___ from the anterior 2/3 of the tongue
Facial N
CN VII
Taste
2 branches of the otic ganglion
Lesser petrosal N
Auriculotemporal N
3 parts of TMK:
___ (head) of mandible
Articular ___
___ fossa of temporal bone
Condyle
Tubercle
Mandibular
Articular disc of TMJ divides joint into to joint compartments:___ and ___
Suprameniscal
Inframensical
Supramensical movement is:
Gliding
Inframensical movement is:
Hinge
There are ___ synovial membranes. ___ for each compartment
2
1
Ligaments of the TMJ (DO/ DO NOT) stabilize the joint.
DO NOT
Just limit the movement
Predisposing congenital connective tissue diseases leading to mandibular dislocations are ___ or ___
Marfan’s—genetic
Ehlers-Danlos—collagen problem
4 muscles of mastication
Temporal
Masseter
Lateral pterygoid
Medial pterygoid
Masseter and medial pterygoid form the
Mandibular hammock
What plays an important role in opening jaw?
Gravity
