Temporal And Infratemporal Fossae Flashcards
Boundaries of the temporal fossa:
- Anterior
- Superior and posterior
- Inferior
- Zygomatic process of frontal bone and zygomatic bone
- Temporal lines
- Zygomatic arch
Infratemporal fossa boundaries:
- Superficial (lateral)
- Deep (medial)
- Superior
- Anterior
- Ramus of mandible
- Lateral pterygoid plate
- Infratemporal surface of greater wing of sphenoid
- Tuberosity of maxilla
How does the infratemporal fossa communicate with the following:
- Temporal fossa
- Cranial cavity
- Orbit
- Pterygopalatine fossa
- Through a gap deep to zygomatic arch
- Through foramen ovale, foramen spinosum, and foramen lacerum
- Through inferior orbital fissure
- Through pterygomaxillary fissure
Lateral pterygoid
- Origin
- Insertion
- Innervation
- Action
- 2 bellies- greater wing of sphenoid and lateral pterygoid plate
- Articular disc of TMJ, neck of condylar process of mandible
- CN V3
- Protrude mandible (bilateral) and side-side motion of mandible (unilateral)
Medial pterygoid
- Origin
- Insertion
- Innervation
- Action
- Medial surface of lateral pterygoid plate
- Inside surface of angle of mandible
- CN V3
- Elevate/protrude mandible (bilateral); side to side motion of mandible (unilateral)
Contents of the infratemporal fossa
- 2 muscles
- 2 nerves
- 1 ganglion
- 1 artery
- 1 vein
- 1 other
- Lateral and medial pterygoid muscles
- Mandibular nerve (and branches) and maxillary nerve (and 2 of its branches)
- Otic ganglion
- Maxillary artery
- Pterygoid plexus of veins
- Chorda tympani
TMJ
- What does it articulate with superiorly and inferiorly
- What type of joint
- What divides the joint into upper and lower cavities?
- Superior-articular tubercle and anterior portion of mandibular fossa of temporal bone
Inferior- the head (condyloid process) of the mandible - Synovial
- Articular disc
Capsule surrounds the TMJ, what are the superior and inferior attachments of the capsule
Superior- articular tubercle and the margins of the mandibular fossa
Inferior- neck of the mandible
Relations of the TMJ
- Anteriorly
- Posteriorly
- Laterally
- Medially
- Mandibular notch and masseteric nerve and artery
- Tympanic plate of the external auditory meatus and the glenoid process of the parotid gland
- The parotid gland (also fascia and skin)
- Maxillary artery/vein and auriculotemporal nerve
Ligaments of the TMJ: lateral temporomandibular ligmament:
- Strengthens what part of the capsule
- How do its fibers run (also from where to where)
- Function of this ligament; to protect what?
- Lateral aspect of capsule
- Downward and backward; from the tubercle on the root of the zygoma to the lateral surface of the neck of the mandible
- Limits movement in a posterior direction; protecting the external auditory meatus
Ligaments of the TMJ: sphenomandibular ligament
- Lies on what side of the joint
- Attached to what two things?
- Medial
2. Spine of the sphenoid bone (above) and lingula of the mandibular foramen (below)
Ligaments of the TMJ: stylomandibular ligament
- Location
- Its a band of what type of fascia
- Extends from where to where
- Medial to TMJ
- Deep cervical
- Apex of the styloid process to the angle of the mandible
Articular disc:
- Location
- What is it attached to anteriorly
- What is the disc attached by, why?
- On top; circumferentially to the capsule
- To the tendon of the lateral pterygoid muscle
- By fibrous bands to the head of the mandible; makes sure the disc moves forward and backward with the head of the mandible during protraction and retraction
Location of the synovial membrane of the TMJ
Lines the capsule in the upper and lower cavities of the joint
Nerve supply to TMJ
Auriculotemporal and massesteric branches of the mandibular nerve (V3)
Movements of the TMJ
Elevation, depression, protraction, retraction, and rotation (when chewing)