Identify the boundaries of the infratemporal fossa.

Temporal Fossa

Frontal Parietal

Temporal
Sphenoid

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

masseter and the contralateral medial pterygoid.
 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. Auriculotemporal n.

Otic ganglion.

Facial n..

Chorda tympani

Inferior alveolar n.
Lingual n.

Submandibular ganglion.
Innervation of the Lacrimal Gland

Greater petrosal N. of pterygoid canal

V2
V1
V2

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 Ant. Deep Temporal
Post. Deep Temporal
Infra-orbital Sphenopalatine
V3

Septal brr.

Maxillary
Middle
Ext. Cartotid Meningeal
Descending palatine
Greater palatine Lesser palatine Ext. Cartotid
Post. Sup. Alveolar Inf. 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 Spheno-ethmoid recess
Sup. Concha Sup. Sphenoidal sinus
meatus

Middle Concha Ethmoid

bulla of
Middle
meatus
Inf. Concha
Opening to
Inf. meatus 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.
Palatoglossus Palatopharyngeus
Hard Palate

Styloglossus
Stylopharyngeus
Stylohyoid
Mandible (cut) Levator veli palatini
Tensor veli palatini
Genioglossus
Geniohyoid
Hyoglossus
Mylohyoid (cut) Sup. Constrictor
Hyoid Bone
Palatoglossus Palatopharyngeus
V3
VII
IX
Pharyngeal plexus
XII