PTERYGOPALANTINE FOSSA

Question 1

PF

Answer 1

is a pyramidal space between bones on the lateral side of the skull immediately posterior to the maxilla

Question 2

PF is a major site of distribution of

Answer 2

1. maxillary nerve
2. pterygopalantine branch (3rd0 of maxillary artery
3. pterygopalantine ganglion

Question 3

all the upper teeth receive their innervation and blood supply from

Answer 3

the maxillary nerve and the terminal part of the maxillary artery respectively that passes through the pterygopalatine fossa

Question 4

position of the PF

Answer 4

1. medial to the infratemporal fossa
2. inferior to the apex of the orbit
3. lateral to the back of the nose

Question 5

boundaries of PF

Answer 5

P= pterygoid process of the sphenoid bone
A=  posterior surface of the maxilla
L= pterygomaxillary fissure
M= palatine bone
S= infratemporal crest of the greater wing of the sphenoid
I= pyramidal process palatine bone

Question 6

contents of PF

Answer 6

maxillary nerve