Pterygopalatine Fossae Primer Flashcards
The pteryogopalatine fossa communicates with the following area of the skull through which openings? What Nerves and/or Blood Vessels travel through?
infratemporal fossa…
pterygomaxillary fissure (maxillary a.)
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…
foramen rotundum (Maxillary n)
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…
pterygoid canal
nerve of pterygoid canal
greater and deep petrosal nn
Artery of pterygoid canal
The pteryogopalatine fossa communicates with the following area of the skull through which openings? What nerves and/or blood vessels travel through?
Orbit…
inferior orbital fissure infraorbital n. zygomatic n. orbital branches of V2 infraorbital a. inferior opthalmic v
The pteryogopalatine fossa communicates with the following area of the skull through which openings? What nerves and/or blood vessels travel through?
nasal cavity…
sphenopalatine foramen [NP-4,6]
nasal branches of nasopalatine n.
Maxillary V2
sphenopalatine a.
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)...
greater palatine canal
The pteryogopalatine fossa communicates with the following area of the skull through which openings? What nerves and/or blood vessels travel through?
Nasopharynx ?
lesser palatine canal and pharyngeal canal
What blood vessels and nerves travel through the following openings?
infratemporal fossa - pterygomaxillary fissure?
maxillary a.
What blood vessels and nerves travel through the following openings?
middle cranial fossa - foramen rotundum?
Maxillary n V2
What blood vessels and nerves travel through the following openings?
base of the skull - pterygoid canal?
n. of pterygoid canal
greater and deep petrosal nn
a. of pterygoid canal
What blood vessels and nerves travel through the following openings?
orbit - inferior orbital fissure?
Infraorbital n. zygomatic n. orbital branches of V2 infraorbital a. inferior opthalmic v
What blood vessels and nerves travel through the following openings?
nasal cavity - sphenopalatine foramen?
nasal branches of nasopalatine n.
Maxillary V2
sphenopalatine a.