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temporalis origin
temporal fossa
temporalis insertion
anterior border of remus of mandible
coronoid process of mandible
temporalis innervation and action
- branch of mandicular branch of trigeminal nerve
- elevates mandible, closing jaw
masseter origin
zygomatic arch
masseter insertion
angle and lateral surface of ramus of mandible
masseter innervation and action
- branch of mandicular branch of trigeminal nerve
- elevates mandible
lateral pterygoid origin
two heads:
1) greater wing of sphenoid
2) lateral pterygoid plate
lateral pterygoid insertion
- ) (superior head) joint capsule of the TMJ
2) (inferior head) condyloid process of mandible
lateral pterygoid innervation and action
- branch of mandicular branch of trigeminal nerve
- bilaterally: protacts jaw
- unilaterally: swings jaw
medial pterygoid origin
1) lateral pterygoid plate
2. ) tuberosity of maxilla
medial pterygoid insertion
medial surface of ramus of mandible
medial pterygoid innervation and action
- branch of mandicular branch of trigeminal nerve
- elevates mandible, contribuates to protrusion of jaw
Temporal fossa boundaries
Posteriorly and superiorly: superior and inferior temporal lines
Anteriorly: frontal and zygomatic bones
Laterally: zygomatic arch
Inferiorly: infra femoral
Floor: temporal fossa that is made of four bones (frontal, parietal, temporal and greater wing of sphenoid)
Hypophysis
- pituitary stalk sits here
- in the Stella turica
Infra temporal fossa boundaries
Laterally: Ramus of mandible
Medially: lateral pterygoid plate
Anteriorly: posterior ascept of the maxilla
Posteriorly: mastoid and Styloid process of temporal bone
Superiorly: greater wing of sphenoid
Inferiorly: medial pterygoid muscle attachment to mandible
Contents of infra temporal fossa
- lateral and medial pterygoid muscles
- maxillary artery
- pterygoid venous plexus (
- mandibular, inferior alveolar, lingual, buccal, chorda tympani nerves
maxillary atery
- larger terminal branch of external carotid artery
- divided into three in relation to the lateral pterygoid muscle
- 1.) middle meningeal and inferior alveoli
mandibular branch of trigeminal nerve
- at the infratemporal fossa it divides into posterior and anterior trunks
- large posterior trunk: inferior alveolar nerve and lingual nerve
- anterior trunk: buccal nerve
inferior alveolar nerve
- enter mandibular foramen then through the mandibular canal
- before this it sends the mylohyoid branch off
temporomandibular joint (TMJ)
- modified hinge joint
- movements in three plane
- between the head of mandible, articular tubercule of temporal bone, mandibualr fossa
- articular disc divids the joint cavity into two seperate synovial compartment
- joint capsule is loose
- Postglenoid tubercule: prevents posterior disloction
Ligaments of the TMJ joint
2 extrinsic ligaments and a lateral ligament
- ) Stylomandibular
- ) Sphenomandibular
Lateral Ligament: strengthens joint laterally
Stylomandibular ligament
- TMJ
- styloid process to angle of mandible
- doesnt contribute alot to the strength of the joint
Sphenomandibular ligament
- TMJ
- sphenoid to lingula of mandible
- “swing rope”
What movement allows the jaw to open wider
-Translation of the head of the mandible and articualr surface