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01/24/2010

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Temporal fossa continuous with...
Definition
the infratemporal fossa deep to the zygomatic arch
Term
Infratemporal fossa contains:
Definition

maxillary artery and mandibular nerve

Medial and lateral pterygoid muscles

Inferior portion of the temporalis muscle

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Superior boundary of infratemporal fossa communicates with:
Definition
foramen ovale, foaramen spinosum, petrotympanic fissure, temporal fossa lateral (temporalis m)
Term
Anterior aspect of infratemporal fossa continuous with
Definition
inferior orbital fissure (infraorbital a and n)
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Medial aspect of infratemporal fossa communicates with
Definition
pterygomaxillary fissurer
Term
lateral branch of infratemporal fossa communicates with
Definition
mandibular notch
Term
Temporalis m origin
Definition
floor of temporal fossa
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temporalis m insertion
Definition
inserting into coronoid process of ramus of mandible
Term
Foramen spinosum transmits
Definition
middle meningeal a
Term
Sphenopalatine a supplies
Definition

mucosa of conchae, meatuses, paranasal sinuses-

major nose bleed artery

Term
Middle Meningeal artery distribution
Definition
large portion of the dura mater, skull bones, facial nerve and geniculate ganlion, trigeminal ganglion, middle ear and structures within
Term
Common site of epidural hematomas
Definition
anterior division of the middle meningeal artery
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Accessory meningeal artery distribution
Definition
medial and lateral pterygoid muscles externally and parts of the same structures as the middle meningeal artery
Term
mylohyoid a anastomoses with..
Definition
submental branch of facial artery
Term
mylohyoid a origin
Definition
inferior alveolar artery
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lingual branch a origin
Definition
inferior alveolar artery
Term
Lingual branch artery supplies
Definition
buccal mucous membranes
Term
sphenopalatine a distribution
Definition

mucosa of conchae, meatuses, paranasal sinuses

major nose bleed artery

Term
middle and anterior superior alveolar aa origin
Definition
infraorbital artery in the orbit
Term
meningeal branch n distribution
Definition
sensory fibers to the dura mater
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mylohyoid n origin
Definition
inferior alveolar nerve just before the inferior alveolar nerve enters the mandibular foramen
Term
otic ganglion _________ to mandibular nerve
Definition
medial
Term
otic ganglion pregranglionic fibers from
Definition
glossopharyngeal nerve via the lesser petrosal nerve
Term
posterior part of pterygopalatine fossa in communication with
Definition
foramen rotundum (maxillary n) pterygoid canal (n of the pterygoid canal)
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Medial boundary of the pterygopalatine fossa communicates with
Definition
sphenopalatine foramen into the nasal cavity (sphenopalatine a)
Term
Pterygopalatine ganglion recieves preganglionic fibers from
Definition
facial nerve
Term
Form the nerve of the pterygoid canal
Definition

postganglionic sympathetic fibers from the superior cervical ganglion

Greater pertrosal nerve

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