Deep Face I Flashcards
temporal fossa
space found superior to the zygomatic arch
infratemporal fossa
space found inferior to the zygomatic arch
boundaries of the infratemporal fossa
Lateral=Ramus of Mandible Anterior=Maxilla Medial=Lateral Pterygoid Plate Roof=Sphenoid Posterior = Tympanic plate & mastoid and styloid processes Inferior = Angle of Mandible
Contents of the infratemporal fossa
Inferior portion of Temporalis m.; Lateral & Medial Pterygoid muscles; Maxillary a.; Pterygoid venous plexus; Nervous Structures: inferior alveolar (V 3 ); Lingual (V 3 ); Buccal (V 3): Chorda tympani (CN VII); Otic ganglion
Bones of the Temporal Fossa (labeled)
Lateral view vasculature (labeled)
Muscles of Mastication
refers to process of chewing; innervated by Trigeminal N; move the mandible at the temporomandibular joint; 4 paired muscles - temporalis, masseter, lateral pterygoids, medial pterygoids
top: lateral pterygoid
middle: medial pterygoid
bottom: masseter
Top: temporalis
2nd: masseter
3rd: buccinator
4th: orbicularic oris
(3rd + 4th = CNVII)
What 2 muscles function close to the jaw?
temporalis and masseter
label the 2nd and 3rd lines and the function of the 3rd?
2nd: lateral pterygoid
3rd: medial pterygoid - elevates and protracts the mandible
Posterior view of mandibular sling (labeled)
What opens the mandible?
gravity, anterior digastric, lateral pterygoid (inferior part)
Function of Temporalis
elevates and retracts mandible
function of Masseter
elevates and protracts mandible; prime mover of jaw closure
function of lateral pterygoid
protracts mandible; produces side-to-side movement of mandible
function of medial pterygoid
elevates and protracts mandible; prduces side-to-side movement of mandible
Movements of the temporomandibular joint
Elevation (temporalis, masseter, medial pterygoids); Depression (lateral pterygoids, suprahyoid & infrahyoid muscles); Protrusion (lateral pterygoids, masseter, medial pterygoids); Retrusion (temporalis, masseter); Lateral Movements (ipsilateral temporalis,contralateral pterygoids, masseter)