Week 1 Infratemporal Region- Severson Flashcards
1
Q
What goes through the sphenopalatine foramen?
A
Maxillary artery
2
Q
External carotid artery branches into what?
A
Maxillary artery
Superficial temporal artery
3
Q
What innervates the Lateral pterygoid?
A
V3 Mandibular branch of Trigeminal nerve.
4
Q
Trigeminal Neuraligia
A
Sensory disorder of the sensory root of cranial nerve.
- Produces excruciating pain (paroxysms)
- Demyelination of axon in sensory root
- Tx: put a sponge between the trigeminal nerve and the superior cerebellar artery
5
Q
Bell Palsy
A
Injury to facial nerve or its branches
- eyelid falls away form surface of eyeball
- Saliva and food dribble out side of mouth
- Can’t whistle, puff out cheeks
- Loss of facial expression
6
Q
What innervates the digastric muscle?
A
Innervated by the facial nerve
7
Q
What lies between the condylar process and mandibular fossa? As part of TMJ?
A
Articular disk
