Pterygopalatine Fossa

Question 1

Lateral border of PPF?

Answer 1

pterygomaxillary fissure

Question 2

anterior border of PPF

Answer 2

posterior surface of maxilla

Question 3

medial border of PPF

Answer 3

vertical plate of palatine bone.

Question 4

posterior border of PPF

Answer 4

pterygoid process of sphenoid bone

Question 5

superior border of PPF

Answer 5

portion of greater wing of sphenoid bone

Question 6

inferior border of PPF

Answer 6

pyramidal process of palatine bone.

Question 7

4 contents of PPF

Answer 7

third part of maxillary artery, maxillary nerve and branches, nerve of the pterygoid canal, pterygopalatine ganglion.

Question 8

7 Gateways of PPF

Answer 8

pterygomaxillary fissure, inferior orbital fissure, sphenopalatine foramen, palatovaginal canal, foramen corundum, pterygoid (vidian) canal, greater palatine canal.

Question 9

pterygomaxillary fissure->

Answer 9

infra temporal fossa

Question 10

inferior orbital fissure ->

Answer 10

orbit

Question 11

sphenopalatine formane->

Answer 11

nasal cavity

Question 12

palatovaginal canal->

Answer 12

nasopharynx

Question 13

foramen rotundum->

Answer 13

middle cranial fossa

Question 14

pterygoid canal->

Answer 14

middle cranial fossa

Question 15

greater palatine canal->

Answer 15

oral cavity