PPF borders

Question 1

anterior border

Answer 1

infratemporal surface pf posterior maxilla

Question 2

posterior border

Answer 2

pterygoid processes of sphenoid bone

Question 3

medial border

Answer 3

perpendicular plate of palatine bone

Question 4

lateral border

Answer 4

pterygopmaxillary fissue and entry

Question 5

superior border

Answer 5

inferior surface of sphenoid

Question 6

inferior bordar

Answer 6

pyramidal process of palatine bone

Question 7

hole in lateral border?

Answer 7

pterygomaxillary fissue

Question 8

hole in posterior border?

Answer 8

pterygoid canal, foramen rotundum, pharygneal canal

Question 9

hole in superior border?

Answer 9

inferior orbital fissue

Question 10

hole in medial border?

Answer 10

sphenopalatine foramen

Question 11

hole in inferior border?

Answer 11

palatine canal

Question 12

artery passage

Answer 12

• Enter= lateral via pterygomaxillary fissure
• leave= superior via infraorbital
• inferior= greater and lesser palatine artery exit via palatine canal
• sphenoipalatine big branch is medial via sphenopalatine foramen

Question 13

V2 nerve enters?

Answer 13

posterior via foramen rotundum

Question 14

V2 leaves? continues as?

Answer 14

superior via infraorbital nerve

*continues anteriorly to give off MSA and ASA nerve

Question 15

sphenopalatine block common treatment for?

Answer 15

common treatment for migranes

*diagnostic part and therapeutic part

Question 16

how does sphenopalatine block work?

Answer 16

swab with lidocaine thru nasal cavity up until you get behind middle concha. press against ganglion and since it houses BOTH senosry and PARA, you can block para/vasocilation and decrease activity