infratemporal fossa and TMJ Flashcards
what passes through foramen ovale?
mandibular div of trigeminal nerve v3 and lesser petrosal nerve
what passes through foramen spinosum?
middle meningeal artery and meningeal branch of v3
contents of infratemporal fossa
pterygoid venous plexus maxillary artery l and m pterygoid muscles mandibular div of v3 autonomics (chorda tympani)
what connects the facial vein to the cavernous sinus?
pterygoid venous plexus
where does pterygoid venous plexus drain?
maxillary vein
maxillary artery course? subdivisions? branches?
lateral to lateral pterygoid m and horizontal across infratemporal fossa mandibular, pterygoid, and palatine subdivisions mandibular –> middle meningeal, inferior alveolar pterygoid–> masseteric, deep temporal, buccal, pterygoid palatine–> posterior superior alveolar, infraorbital, sphenopalatine, descending palatine,
what artery passes betwen the two roots of the auriculotemporal nerve?
middle meningeal artery
what artery travels w the inferior alveolar nerve? course?
inferior alveolar artery enters mandibular canal and leaves through the mental foramen
artery supply for lower jaw?
inferior alveolar artery
what arteries pass between pericranium and temporalis m?
deep temporal arteries
4 terminal branches of maxillary a
posterior superior alveolar infraorbital sphenopalatine descemding palatine
posterior superior alveolar
supplies molars/premolars pierces maxilla tuberosity
infraorbital a
out through inferior orbital fissure through floor of orbit to upper incisors ansd canines and sinus mucous membranes –> enters face through infraorbital foramen to maxillary face region
what artery supplies the nasal cavity sinuses?
sphenopalatine foramen
descending palatine artery
bifurcates in the pterygopalatine canal into lesser and greater palatine arteries –> supply the hard and soft palates lesser –> soft greater ->hard
lateral vs medial pterygoid muscles
lateral - horizontal, V3, opens mouth (protracts mandible), active in chewing medial - vertical, only m innervated by main trunk of V3, elevates and protracts mandible
what muscle elevates mandible? what muscle elevates AND retracts? both innervated by?
masseter temporalis (both) v3 mandibular nerve