TEMPORAL AND INFRATEMPORAL REGIONS

Question 1

BOUNDARIES AND CONTENTS OF INFRATEMPORAL FOSSA

Answer 1

anterior- posterior surface of body of maxilla
lateral- ramus of mandible
posterior- styloid process
medial- lateral pterygoid plate

COMMUNICATIONS
1. pterygomaxillary fissure- communicates to pterygoid fossa
2.
CONTENT
medial pterygoid muscle
lateral pterygoid muscle
mandibluar never branches
maxillary nerve
otic ganglion
pterygoid plexus of veins
chorda tympani
maxillary artery