Test 3 - Quiz 8 - Infratemporal and Pterygopalatine Facial Spaces Flashcards
What foramen are in the infratemporal fossa?
Ovale, spinosum, mandibular (TMJ)
What fissure is in the ITF?
Petrotympanic fissure
What muscle is involved with the TMJ?
Lat pterygoid
What are the muscles of mastication?
Temporalis
Masseter
Med pterygoid
Lat pterygoid
What is the infratemporal fossa superior boundary?
Inferior surface of greater wing of sphenoid
What is the inferior border of the infratemporal fossa?
Imaginary plane medial to ramus of mandible
What is the anterior border of the infratemporal fossa?
Infratemporal portion of maxilla
What is the posterior border of the infratemporal fossa?
Styloid process
What is the medial border of the infratemporal fossa?
Pterygomaxillary fissure
What are the muscles found in the infratemporal fossa?
Temporalis
Medial pterygoid
Lateral pterygoid
Masseter
What nerves are in the infratemporal fossa?
Inf alevolar n.
Auriculotemporal n.
Lingual n.
Chorda tympani n.
Long buccal of V-3
What vasculature is in the infratemporal fossa?
Mid meningeal
Deep temporal
Inf alveolar
Inf orbital
What is the superior border of the pterygopalatine fossa?
Body of sphenoid
What is the anterior border of the pterygopalatine fossa?
Maxilla
What is the posterior border of the pterygopalatine fossa?
Pterygoid process and greater wing of sphenoid