Maxillary Division

Question 1

How does the maxillary division enter the pterygopalatine fossa (through which foramen)?

Answer 1

Foramen Rotundum

Question 2

What is the other name for the foramen rotundum?

Answer 2

round foramen

Question 3

What kind of fibers are carried by the maxillary division?

Answer 3

sensory only

Question 4

What skin is supplied by the maxillary division?

Answer 4

skin between the eyes and mouth, over the cheeks and temples

Question 5

What mucosa is supplied by the maxillary division?

Answer 5

mucosa lining the maxillary sinuses, nasal conchae, palate and gingiva

Question 6

What are the four branches of the Maxillary division?

Answer 6

Middle meningeal, Zygomatic, Ganglionic branches, and the Infraorbital nerves (while studying the maxillary division “My Zzzs Get Interrupted”)

Question 7

What nerve is given off before the maxillary division exits the round foramen?

Answer 7

Middle meningeal nerve

Question 8

What dura is supplied by the middle meningeal nerve of the maxillary division?

Answer 8

meninges of the middle cranial fossa

Question 9

Where does the zygomatic nerve enter the orbit?

Answer 9

inferior orbital fissure

Question 10

What are the three brances of the zygomatic nerve?

Answer 10

a comunicating branch, zygomaticotemporal nerve, and zygomaticofacial nerve

Question 11

What kind of fibers are carried by the communicating branch given off of zygomatic nerve?

Answer 11

postganglionic parasympathetic fibers

Question 12

Where are the fibers which are carried by the communicating branch given off of the zygomatic nerve from and to?

Answer 12

the pterygopalatine ganglion to the lacimal gland/nerve

Question 13

What nerve supplies the skin over the temple?

Answer 13

the zygomaticotemporal nerve of the zygomatic nerve of the maxillary division of the trigeminal nerve

Question 14

What nerve supplies the skin over the cheek?

Answer 14

The zygomaticofacial nerve of the zygomatic nerve of the maxillary division of the trigeminal nerve

Question 15

How many ganglionic branches are given off of the maxillary division?

Answer 15

two or three

Question 16

What do the ganglionic branches of the maxillary division supply sensory info?

Answer 16

from the upper pharynx, nasal cavity and palate to the maxillary division

Question 17

What ganglion do theganglionic branches of the maxillary division travel through?

Answer 17

pterygopalatine ganglion

Question 18

What nerve of the maxillary division travels through the infraorbital fissure and infraorbital canal?

Answer 18

infraorbital nerve

Question 19

What nerves are given off of the infraorbital nerve?

Answer 19

posterior superior, middle superior, and anterior superior alveolar nerves

Question 20

In addition to carrying info from the teeth, what other area(s) are supplied by the infraorbital nerve?

Answer 20

lower eyelid and maxillary sinus

Question 21

What plexus can be found just above the alveoli?

Answer 21

superior dental plexus

Question 22

Which branch of the infraorbital nerve supplies the premolars?

Answer 22

middle superior alveolar nerve

Question 23

Which branch of the infraorbital nerve supplies the incisors and canines?

Answer 23

anterior superior alveolar nerve

Question 24

Which branch of the infraorbital nerve supplies the molars?

Answer 24

posterior superior alveolar nerve

Question 25

Branches from the maxillary division are used to distribute what kind of fibers from the pterygopalatine ganglion?

Answer 25

postganglionic parasympathetic fibers

Question 26

Whattt kind of fibers reach the pterygopalatine ganglion from the facial nerve by way of the greater petrosal nerve?

Answer 26

preganglionic parasympatheic fibers

Question 27

Postganglionic sympathetic fibers frrom what ganglion pass through the pterygopalatine ganglion?

Answer 27

superior cervical

Question 28

What action is associated with fibers from the superior cervical ganglion that pass through the pterygopalatine ganglion?

Answer 28

piloerection

Question 29

What three types of fibers pass through the pterygopalatine ganglion?

Answer 29

preganglionic parasympathetic, postganglionic sympathetic, and sensory fibers

Question 30

T/F: fibers from the superior cervical ganglion that pass through the pterygopalatine ganglion head everywhere the maxillary division goes.

Answer 30

True