Infratemporal Fossa And Nasal Cavity Flashcards
Infratemporal fossa boundaries
Lat. med. surface of ramus of mandible
. Ant: body of maxilla
. Med: lat. pterygoid plate of sphenoid, sup. Pharyngeal constrictor, and tensor and levator veli palatine mm.
. Post: tympanic plate, mastoid and styloid processes
. Roof: greater wing of sphenoid and squamous portion of the temporal bone w/ foramen ovale and foramen spinosum
Foramen ovale
. Transmits CN V3 from middle cranial fossa to infratemporal fossa
Foramen spinosum
. Transmits middle meningeal a. From infratemporal fossa into middle cranial fossa
Contents of infratemporal fossa
. Med. and lat. pterygoid mm.
. Maxillary a.
. Pterygoid plexus of vv.
. Mandibular division of trigeminal n. And its branches
Maxillary aa.
. 1 of 2 terminal branches of external carotid a.
. Arises w/in parotid gland and enters infratemporal fossa by passing deep to ramus of mandible
. Exits fossa via pterygomaxillary fissure where it terminates by splitting into sphenopalatine and descending palatine aa.
Branches of maxillary a.
. Deep auricular and ant. Tympanic aa. To ear
. Middle meningeal a.
. Inf. Alveolar a.
. Accessory meningeal a.
. Muscular branches to temporalis (deep temporal a.), pterygoid, and buccinator mm. (Buccal a.)
. Post. Sup. Alveolar a.
. Infraorbital a.
Middle meningeal a. Pathway
. Enters skull via foramen spinosum
. Supplies dura and adjacent bone
Inferior alveolar a.
. Enters mandible via mandibular foramen
. Supplies lower teeth and mandible
. Terminates as mental a.
Accessory meningeal a. Pathway
. Inconsistent
. Enters skull via foramen ovale
Post. Sup. Alveolar artsy pathway
. Enters body of the maxilla to supply upper teeth post.
Infraorbital a. Pathway
. Courses sup. Near maxilla to enter the inf. Orbital fissure
. Courses through infraorbital groove, canal, and foramen
. Gives off ant. Sup. And middle alveolar aa. Which supply upper teeth
Pterygoid plexus of veins
. Drains area supplied by maxillary a.
. Connect w/ veins in interior of skull
. Valveless
. Possible routes for transmission
Mandibular division of CN V3
Largest division of CN V w/ sensory and motor fibers
. Only division of CN V that has voluntary motor fibers
. Enters infratemporal fossa via foramen ovale
. Otic ganglion (parasympathetic) is attached to it w/in foramen
.
Otic ganglion
. Preganglionic parasympathetic fibers conveyed in lesser petrosal n. Synapse
. Postganglionic fibers coveyed by auriculotemporal n. (Branch of CN V3) to parotid gland
Auriculotemporal n.
. Branch of V3 that Arises from 2 roots that encircle meningeal a. As it enters foramen spinosum
. Conveys postganglionic parasympathetic fibers from otic ganglion to parotid gland
Inf. Alveolar n.
. Branch of V3
. Gives off mylohyoid n. Just prior to mandibular foramen entry
. Courses through mandible supplying sensory innervation to lower teeth, mandible, and lower lip
. Gives off mental n. Providing sensory to chin
Mylohyoid n.
, branch of inf. Alveolar n.
. Supplies somatic motor fibers to mylohyoid m. And ant. Belly of digastric m.
Lingual n.
. Branch of V3
. Courses deep to mandible to reach tongue
. Joined by chorda tympani (branch of CN VII)
. Conveys general sensory innervation from oral cavity, special sensory to ant. 2/3 tongue, and preganglionic parasympathetic fibers to submandibular and sublingual and mucosal glands of mouth (via chorda tympani)
Chorda tympani
. Converts special sensory fibers and preganglionic parasympathetic fibers that synapse in sunbmandibular ganglion
Buccal n.
. Branch of V3
. Descends on superficial surface of buccinator
. Sensory to cheek
Muscular branches of V3
. Deep temporal nn. To temporalis . Masseteric nn. . Nn. To lat. and med. pterygoid mm. . N. To tensor tympani . N. To tensor veli palatini
TMJ
. Synovial joint btw mandibular condyle and temporal bone
. Articular surfaces: mandibular fossa and articular tubercle/process/eminence of temporal bone
. Has intra-articular disc w. Thick post. Band, thin central part, and thick ant. Band
. Disc divides joint into sup. And inf. Compartments
. Sup compartment: gliding motion from head of mandible moving from mandibular fossa to articular part of temporal bone due to action from lat. pterygoid m.
. Inf. Compartment: hinge movement of condylar head
TMJ ligaments
. Lat. temporomandibular ligament: runs posteroinf. From zygomatic tubercle to mandibular neck, thickening of fibrous capsule
. Capsule w/ extrinsic ligaments: sphenomandibular and stylomandibular ligaments