The infratemporal fossa is an irregularly shaped space in the skull that contains important structures including vessels, nerves and ganglia, and muscles.

Figure 1. Infratemporal fossa (in teal, inferior view of the skull); adapted from the work of OpenStax, CC BY-SA 4.0

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AnteriorPosterior surface of the

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