INFRATEMPORAL FOSSA

Question 1

IF

Answer 1

wedge-shaped IF is inferior to the temporal fossa

open to the neck of posteroinferiorly

Question 2

boundaries of IF

Answer 2

A= posterior surface of the maxilla
P= tympanic plate, styloid and mastoid
L= ramus of mandible
Medially= wall of the pharynx and a lateral plate of the pterygoid process
roof/superiorly= greater wing of the sphenoid and temporal bone
Iinferioly=  medial pterygoid on the internal surface angle of the mandible near the angle

Question 3

contents of IF

Answer 3

1. temporalis muscle
2. medial and lateral part of the pterygoid muscles
3. maxillary artery
4. pterygoid plexus of veins
5. mandibular nerve
6. branches of the facial nerve
7. otic ganglion