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infratemporal fossa
muscle of mastication, V3, maxa, mandible
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03/19/2009

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condyloid process
Definition
posterior portion of the mandible
Term
coronoid process
Definition
front part of mandible
Term
mandibular foramen, lingula, ramus, body, mental foramen
Definition
Term
adult dentition
Definition
8 teeth per quarter
3 molars
2 premolars
1 canine
2 incisor
Term
temporomandibular joint
Definition
articular fossa (of temporal bone) superiorly and condyle/head of mandible inferiorly
Term
What lines the tmj?
Definition
articular cartilage
Term
How many cavities are in the TMJ?
Definition
2 joint cavities
Term
Capsule lies int eh middle surrounds the joint
Definition
Term
Sphenomandibular ligament
Definition
not going to pin
inner part of mandibel
runs from sphenoid to lingual of the mandible
rotation axis exists here
Term
articular eminence
Definition
slight bulge anterior to articular fossa
Term
external auditory meatus
Definition
is immediately posterior to TMJ
Term
lateral ligament
Definition
prevents movement backward
runs over the TMJ
Term
stylomandibular ligament
Definition
from styloid process to angle of mandible where ramus meets body
Term
masseter
Definition
attachments: zygomatic arch to angle of mandible
action: elevates mandible
innervation V3
Term
temporalis
Definition
attachments: skull to zygomatic arch
inenrvation: V3
Term
lateral pterygoid plate
Definition
2 heads, run horizontally, opens mouth by pulling forward on neck of mandible
Term
medial pterygoid
Definition
attaches to medial surface of angle of mandible close mouth and grinds food

deep and posterior to teh lateral pterygoid
Term
close mouth
Definition
masseter
medial pterygoid
temporalis
Term
opens/protracts
Definition
lateral pterygoids
digastric
mylohyoid
Term
retracts jaw
Definition
temporalis
Term
mandibular nerve goes through
Definition
foramen ovale:
gives branches to:
ALBI
auriculotemporal
lingual
inferior dental
nerve to mylohyoid
buccal
Term
Describe the branches off the external carotid when the maxillary artery arrives
Definition
-> superior temporal shoots north
middle meningeal artery
inferior alveolar artery
goes through pterygomaxillary fissure to pterygo palatine fossa
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