Intertemporal Fossa Flashcards
Temporal fossa covers
Lateral surface of the skull
Temporalis muscle inserts on
Conoid process of mandible and ramus of mandible
What is the innervation of temporalis muscle
Mandibular division or trigeminal
Massester muscle innervated by
Muscular branch of mandibular division
Lateral pterygoid muscle are the
Upper and lower heads
Medial pterygoid muscle are
Deep and superficial heads
What is the function of muscles of mastication
Involved in chewing and move mandible at the TMJ
What are the movements of tmj
Protrusion retraction elevation depression lateral movements
Tmj is a
Synovial joint
Tmj is formed between
The head of the mandibular condole and mandibular fossa and articular tubercle of temporal bone
What divides the tmj into two parts
Articular disc
Anterior dislocation of tmj is
Mandibular condyles lock anterior to articular eminence
Posterior disc location is
Mandibular condyle pass posterior to postglenoid tubercle
What ovale and spinosum and fissure are in the roof of the infratemporwl fossa
Foramen ovale and foramen
Petrotympanic fissure
What foramen is on the lateral wall of the infra temporal fossa
Mandibular foramen