Infratemporal fossa Flashcards
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Borders of the infratemporal fossa
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Anterior: Maxilla and zygomatic process Posterior: Temporal, Sphenoid Superior: Greater wing of sphenoid Inferior: Maxilla, Pterygoid Medial: Sphenoid Lateral: Mandible
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Muscles within the infratemporal fossa
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Temporalis, Masseters, Medial and lateral pterygoids
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Arteries within the infratemporal fossa
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Middle meningeal, Inferior alveolar, Maxillary, Buccal, Deep and superficial temporal
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Veins within the infratemporal fossa
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Maxillary, Middle meningeal, Pterygoid plexus
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Nerves in the infratemporal fossa
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Lingual, Buccal, Auriculotemporal, Inferior alveolar, Otic ganglion