Mastication & Parotid Flashcards
Deep Auricular Artery
Go through external auditory meatus
Supplies outer ear, tympanic membrane
anterior tympanic artery
Petrotympanic fissure
Supplies middle ear
Clinically relevant
Middle Meningeal Artery
Foramen spinosum
Supplies calvariums, middle cranial fossa
Clinical relevant
Accessory Meningeal A.
Foramen Ovale
Calvarium, Middle Cranial Fossa
Clinical relevant
Inferior Alveolar Artery
Mandibular Foramen
Mandibular teeth,
Mental artery branch supplies chin
Clinical relevant
Dee Temporal Artery
Supplies temporalis muscle
Pterygoid arteries
Supplies medial and lateral pterygoid muscle
Masseteric artery
Supplies masseter muscle
Buccal artery
Supplies over the buccinator to cheek
Posterior Superior Alveolar Artery
Goes through posterior superior alveolar foramen
Supplies posterior maxillary teeth
Clinical relevant
Descending Palatine Artery
Goes through greater & lesser palatine foramina
Supplies hard & soft palate
Clinical relevant
Artery of Pterygoid canal
Goes through pterygoid canal
Supplies upper pharynx and auditory tube
Sphenopalatine artery
Goes through sphenopalatine foramen
Supplies nasal cavity, palate
Clinical relevant
Infraorbital Artery
Goes through infraorbital foramen
Supplies skin below orbit
Branches supplies anterior maxillary teeth
Clinical relevant
Masseter Muscle
O: Zygomatic arch
I: lateral side of Ramus of the mandible
Elevates mandible to close mouth
V-3 is innervation