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Infra Temporal Fossa

The document summarizes key anatomical structures and relationships in the head and neck region, including: 1) The boundaries and contents of the infratemporal fossa. 2) The muscles of mastication, their innervation, and role in chewing. 3) The course of major nerves in the infratemporal fossa and innervation of salivary glands. 4) Blood flow through the maxillary artery and into nasal and oral cavities. 5) Air flow into the paranasal sinuses and their relationships. 6) The extrinsic and intrinsic muscles of the tongue and soft palate, their innervation and actions.

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Infra Temporal Fossa

The document summarizes key anatomical structures and relationships in the head and neck region, including: 1) The boundaries and contents of the infratemporal fossa. 2) The muscles of mastication, their innervation, and role in chewing. 3) The course of major nerves in the infratemporal fossa and innervation of salivary glands. 4) Blood flow through the maxillary artery and into nasal and oral cavities. 5) Air flow into the paranasal sinuses and their relationships. 6) The extrinsic and intrinsic muscles of the tongue and soft palate, their innervation and actions.

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Identify the boundaries of the infratemporal fossa.

Temporal Fossa

Frontal

Parietal Temporal

Sphenoid

Boundaries: Lateral=Ramus of Mandible Anterior=Maxilla Medial=Lat. Pterygoid Plate Roof=Sphenoid

Maxilla Lat. Pterygoid Plate Pterygomaxillary Fissure

Infratemporal Fossa

Identify the muscles of mastication, their sources of innervation and their major actions in chewing.
Temporalis
Lateral Pterygoid
* Innervated by Facial Nerve

Masseter
Articular disc Buccinator* Medial Pterygoid
During jaw opening the mandibular condyle and articular disc glide anteriorly onto the temporomandibular eminence.

This is brought about by the action of the superior head of the lateral pterygoid muscle
The temporalis, masseter, medial pterygoid and the inferior head of the lateral pterygoid all participate in jaw closing. Side-to-side grinding is produced by cooperative actions of one masseter and the contralateral medial pterygoid.

Temporomandibular eminence

Follow the course of the major nerves supplying structures and passing through the infratemporal fossa.
Identify the parotid, submandibular and sublingual salivary glands. Trace the course of their innervation and follow the flow of saliva from each gland to the mouth.
Lesser petrosal n.
Otic ganglion.

Auriculotemporal n.

Facial n..
Chorda tympani

Inferior alveolar n.
Lingual n. Submandibular ganglion.

Innervation of the Lacrimal Gland


Greater petrosal V2 V1 V2

N. of pterygoid canal

Facial

Deep petrosal

V3 Sup. Cervical gang. Pterygopalatine gang.

Internal carotid a.

Trace the flow of blood through the maxillary artery and its major branches. Trace the flow of blood into the nasal and oral cavities.
Ant. Deep Temporal Post. Deep Temporal Infra-orbital Ant. Deep Temporal Post. Deep Temporal Sphenopalatine
V3

Septal brr.

Maxillary
Ext. Cartotid Inf. Alveolar

Middle Meningeal

Descending palatine Greater palatine Lesser palatine Ext. Cartotid Post. Sup. Alveolar

Trace the flow of air into each of the paranasal sinuses, note the communication with the nasal cavity the relationships of each sinus to the oral, orbital and cranial cavities.
Frontal sinus Sup. Concha Middle Concha Sup. meatus Spheno-ethmoid recess Sphenoidal sinus Ethmoid bulla of Middle meatus

Inf. Concha Inf. meatus

Opening to Maxillary Sinus

Sup. Concha

Identify the extrinsic and intrinsic muscles of the tongue, their innervation, and actions. Identify the muscles of the soft palate, their innervation and major actions.
Hard Palate

Palatoglossus Palatopharyngeus

Styloglossus Stylopharyngeus Stylohyoid Mandible (cut) Genioglossus Geniohyoid Mylohyoid (cut) Hyoglossus Tensor veli palatini Levator veli palatini

Hyoid Bone
Palatoglossus

Sup. Constrictor Palatopharyngeus

V3 VII
IX Pharyngeal plexus XII

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