Pterygopalatine fossa Flashcards
1
Q
Foramen on roof
A
Foramen Rotundum
2
Q
Foramen of Lateral wall
A
Pterygomaxillary fissure
3
Q
Foreman of Anterior WAll
A
inferior orbital fissure
4
Q
Foramen of Medial wall
A
Sphenopalatine foramen
5
Q
Foramen of Floor
A
palatine canal
6
Q
Foramen of posterior wall
A
pterygoid canal
7
Q
Roof passage
A
Maxillary nerve (V2)
8
Q
Lateral Wall passage
A
sphenopalatine artery
9
Q
Anterior wall passage
A
infraorbital nerve
infraorbital artery
10
Q
Medial wall passage
A
sphenopalatine artery
sensory, sympathetic, and parasympathetic fibers from ganglion
11
Q
Floor passage
A
greater palatine artery greater palatine nerve lesser palatine artery lesser palatine nerve pharyngeal nerve
12
Q
Posterior wall passage
A
nerve to ptergoid canal
13
Q
Roof to
A
Middle cranial fossa
14
Q
Lateral wall to
A
Infratemporal fossa
15
Q
Anterior wall to
A
Orbit
16
Q
Medial wall to
A
Nasal cavity
17
Q
Floor to
A
palate and oral cavity
18
Q
Posterior wall to
A
Carotid canal
