Pterygopalatine Fossae Primer Flashcards

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The pteryogopalatine fossa communicates with the following area of the skull through which openings? What Nerves and/or Blood Vessels travel through?
infratemporal fossa…

A

pterygomaxillary fissure (maxillary a.)

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The pteryogopalatine fossa communicates with the following area of the skull through which openings? What nerves and/or blood vessels travel through?
middle cranial fossa…

A

foramen rotundum (Maxillary n)

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The pteryogopalatine fossa communicates with the following area of the skull through which openings? What nerves and/or blood vessels travel through?
base of the skull…

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pterygoid canal
nerve of pterygoid canal
greater and deep petrosal nn
Artery of pterygoid canal

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The pteryogopalatine fossa communicates with the following area of the skull through which openings? What nerves and/or blood vessels travel through?
Orbit…

A
inferior orbital fissure
infraorbital n.
zygomatic n.
orbital branches of V2
infraorbital a.
inferior opthalmic v
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The pteryogopalatine fossa communicates with the following area of the skull through which openings? What nerves and/or blood vessels travel through?
nasal cavity…

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sphenopalatine foramen [NP-4,6]
nasal branches of nasopalatine n.
Maxillary V2
sphenopalatine a.

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The pteryogopalatine fossa communicates with the following area of the skull through which openings? What nerves and/or blood vessels travel through?
oral cavity (palate)...
A

greater palatine canal

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The pteryogopalatine fossa communicates with the following area of the skull through which openings? What nerves and/or blood vessels travel through?
Nasopharynx ?

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lesser palatine canal and pharyngeal canal

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What blood vessels and nerves travel through the following openings?
infratemporal fossa - pterygomaxillary fissure?

A

maxillary a.

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9
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What blood vessels and nerves travel through the following openings?
middle cranial fossa - foramen rotundum?

A

Maxillary n V2

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What blood vessels and nerves travel through the following openings?
base of the skull - pterygoid canal?

A

n. of pterygoid canal
greater and deep petrosal nn
a. of pterygoid canal

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What blood vessels and nerves travel through the following openings?
orbit - inferior orbital fissure?

A
Infraorbital n.
zygomatic n.
orbital branches of V2
infraorbital a.
inferior opthalmic v
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12
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What blood vessels and nerves travel through the following openings?
nasal cavity - sphenopalatine foramen?

A

nasal branches of nasopalatine n.
Maxillary V2
sphenopalatine a.

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