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What are the boundaries for the infratemporal fossa?
Anterior: maxillary bone
Medial: Lateral pterygoid plate
Lateral: Ramus of mandible
Posterior: temporal bone
Name four structural components of the mandible.
Body
Ramus
Condyle
Coronoid process
What type of movement of the TMJ will cause hinge like movements?
Elevation and depression
What type of movements of the TMJ will cause gliding movements?
Protraction and retraction
What two ligaments and connective tissue hold the TMJ together?
Sphenomandibular ligament
Stylomandibular ligament
Joint capsule
What covers the articular surface of the TMJ?
Hyaline cartilage
Dislocation of the TMJ will place the condyle into what area?
Infratemporal fossa
What direction does the head of the mandible move when the opens?
The head will glide anteriorly as it hinges open.
What structure is to prevent the dislocation of the condyle into the infratemporal fossa?
The articular tubercle
Describe the position of the condyle with respect to the articular tubercle when the jaw is closed, open, and dislocated.
Closed: Condyle is posterior
Open: Condyle is inferior
Dislocated: Condyle is anterior
Generally, which muscles, nerves and artery groups are found in the infratemporal fossa?
Muscles of mastication
Branches of the mandibular nerve
Branches of the maxillary artery
What nerve and type of nerve fiber innervates the teeth?
Inferior alveoli nerve
Somatosensory
CN V carries two types of nerve fibers. What are they and what divisions carry them?
V1: General sense
V2: General sense
V3: General sense and branchiomotor to muscles of mastication
What type of sensory innervation does the tongue require?
General sensory
Special viscerosensory (Taste)
What nerves innervate the glands of the head?
All innervated by CN VII except for parotid which is CN IX
What type of autonomic innervation do the glands of the head receive?
Parasympathetic
Identify structures
Identify structures
Identify structures
Identify structures
What is the action of the masseter? Which side will it deviate the jaw?
Elevator of the jaw
Sight deviation to the same side
How are the fibers of the temporalis oriented?
Anterior fibers are vertical for elevation
Posterior fibers are horizontal for retraction
What is the action of the temporalis?
Elevation and retraction
What is the point of insertion for the temporalis muscle?
The coronoid process
What CN supplies the muscles of mastication?
CN V3 (Mandibular division)
What muscle of mastication is used to open the jaw?
Lateral pterygoid muscle
(Pulls condyle forward)
What two muscles of mastication form a sling (or "V") around the mandible?
Masseter and Medial pterygoid muscle
The lateral and medial pterygoid muscles arise from what boney structure?
Lateral pterygoid plate of the sphenoid
What muscles of mastication are elevators?
Masseter
Temporalis
Medial pterygoid
Which muscles of mastication are depressors?
Only lateral pterygoid
Which muscles of mastication are protractors?
Lateral pterygoid
Medial pterygoid
(Masseter)
Which muscles of mastication are retractors?
Only temporalis
Which muscles of mastication are rotators?
Temporalis
Lateral pterygoid
Medial pterygoid
What type of membrane covers the non-weight bearing surfaces of the TMJ?
Synovial membrane
What nerves course in between the medial and lateral pterygoid muscles?
Inferior alveolar nerve and the lingual nerve
Which muscles of mastication are in the infratemporal fossa?
Medial and lateral pterygoids
What are the branches of the Maxillary artery that can be found deep in the infratemporal fossa?
(MIMS)
Middle meningeal
Inferior alveolar
Muscular branches
Sphenopalatine
What are the branches of the Maxillary artery?
Middle Meningeal
Inferior alveolar
Muscular branches
Deep temporal
Sphenopalatine
Through what area does the deep temporal artery pass?
pterygomaxillary fissure
What does the middle meningeal artery supply?
The dura of the neurocranium
What are the branches of the CN V3?
Main Trunk:
Meningeal
Medial pterygoid
Tensor veli palatini
Tensor tympani

Anterior Division:
Buccal (S)
Lateral pterygoid (M)
Masseter (M)
Anterior deep temporal (M)
Posterior deep temporal (M)

Posterior Division:
Auriculotemporal (S)
Lingual (S)
Inferior alveolar (S) (M branch--mylohyoid)
What the anterior branches of CN V3?
Anterior Division:
Buccal (S)
Lateral pterygoid (M)
Masseter (M)
Anterior deep temporal (M)
Posterior deep temporal (M)
What are the posterior branches of CN V3?
Posterior Division:
Auriculotemporal (S)
Lingual (S)
Inferior alveolar (S) (M branch--mylohyoid)
What main truck branches of CN V3?
Meningeal
Medial pterygoid
Tensor veli palatini
Tensor tympani
Parasympathetics for the head will leave the brainstem on what CNs?
III (pupils)
VII (glands)
IX (parotid)
What cranial nerves have parasympathetic fibers?
III, VII, IX, X
How do parasympathetics reach their targets in the head?
On cranial nerve V
Where are the sensory cell bodies of CN V?
Trigeminal ganglion
Parasympathetics of CN VII jump on what nerve to supply the sublingual gland?
Lingual (CN V3)
What ganglion do parasympathetics from VII synapse on to reach the submandibular and sublingual glands?
Submandibular ganglion
How do taste fibers reach the anterior 2/3 of the tongue?
Special viscerosensory from CN VII travels Chorda tympani to the lingual nerve to reach the tongue.
Through what opening does the chorda tympani pass?
petrotympanic fissure
What CN innervates the stylohyoid and posterior digastric?
Branchiomotor fibers of CN VII
Describe the path of parasympathetics to the parotid gland.
Parasympathetics from IX travel on the lesser petrosal and synapse on the otic ganglion and reach the parotid gland on the auriculotemporal nerve of CN V3.
What structures pass through the foramina of the cribriform plate?
Olfactory nerve bundle
What structures pass through the optic canal?
Optic nerve (CN II)
Ophthalmic artery
What structures pass through the superior orbital fissure?
CN III
CN IV
CN V1 (parts)
CN VI
Superior ophthalmic vein
What structures pass through the foramen rotundum?
CN V2
What structures pass through the foramen ovale?
CN V3
Accessory meningeal artery
Lesser petrosal nerve
What structures pass through foramen spinosum?
Middle meningeal artery and vein
Middle meningeal branch of mandibular nerve [CN V3]
What structures pass through the carotid canal?
Internal carotid artery
Internal carotid nerve plexus
What structures pass through the internal auditory meatus?
Facial [CN VII]
Vestibulocochlear [CN VIII]
Labyrinthine artery
What structures pass through the jugular foramen?
Glossopharyngeal nerve [CN IX]
Vagus [CN X]
Inferior petrosal sinus
Sigmoid sinus
Posterior meningeal artery
What structures pass though the hypoglossal canal?
Hypoglossal nerve [CN XII]
What structures pass through the foramen magnum?
Medulla oblongata
Meninges
Vertebral artery
Spinal roots of accessory nerves