{"id":2039,"date":"2020-08-31T09:23:11","date_gmt":"2020-08-31T09:23:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/meddists.com\/learn\/pre-clinical\/anatomy\/head-and-neck\/head\/regions\/infratemporal-fossa\/"},"modified":"2021-10-14T12:19:04","modified_gmt":"2021-10-14T10:19:04","slug":"infratemporal-fossa","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/meddists.com\/learn\/pre-clinical\/anatomy\/skull-head-and-neck\/head\/fossae-and-spaces\/infratemporal-fossa\/","title":{"rendered":"Infratemporal fossa"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><div class=\"intro\">The infratemporal fossa is an irregularly shaped space in the skull that contains important structures including vessels, nerves and ganglia, and muscles.<\/div><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"758\" src=\"https:\/\/meddists.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/infratemporal-fossa-1024x758.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2527\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meddists.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/infratemporal-fossa-1024x758.png 1024w, https:\/\/meddists.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/infratemporal-fossa-300x222.png 300w, https:\/\/meddists.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/infratemporal-fossa-768x568.png 768w, https:\/\/meddists.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/infratemporal-fossa-1536x1136.png 1536w, https:\/\/meddists.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/infratemporal-fossa-2048x1515.png 2048w, https:\/\/meddists.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/infratemporal-fossa.png 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption><strong>Figure 1. Infratemporal fossa (in teal, inferior view of the skull); <\/strong>adapted from the work of OpenStax, CC BY-SA 4.0<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<span class=\"block-heading\" id=\"header_1\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"title_collection title1\">Borders<\/h3>\n<\/span><span class=\"block-content\" id=\"contents_1\">\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"pure-table\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Anterior<\/strong><\/td><td>Posterior surface of the Maxilla<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Posterior<\/strong><\/td><td>Mastoid process and Tympanic plate<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Superior<\/strong><\/td><td>Inferior surface of the greater wing of the Sphenoid bone<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Inferior<\/strong><\/td><td>Near the angle of the Mandible (Lateral pterygoid attachment muscle point)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Medial<\/strong><\/td><td>Lateral Pterygoid plate<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Lateral<\/strong><\/td><td>Ramus of the Mandible<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption><strong>Table 1. Borders of the infratemporal fossa<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<\/span><span class=\"block-heading\" id=\"header_2\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"title_collection title1\">Contents<\/h3>\n<\/span><span class=\"block-content\" id=\"contents_2\">\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Lateral and medial pterygoid muscles, and the inferior part of the temporalis muscle&nbsp;(muscles of mastication)<\/li><li>Pterygoid venous plexus&nbsp;(drains to the facial vein)<\/li><li>Otic ganglion&nbsp;(parasympathetic ganglion)<\/li><li>Maxillary artery<\/li><li>Lingual, inferior alveolar, mandibular, buccal, and chorda tympani nerves (branches of the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/meddists.com\/learn\/pre-clinical\/anatomy\/head-and-neck\/neurovasculature\/innervation\/trigeminal-nerve-cn-v\/\">trigeminal<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/meddists.com\/learn\/pre-clinical\/anatomy\/head-and-neck\/neurovasculature\/innervation\/facial-nerve-cn-vii\/\">facial<\/a>&nbsp;nerves)<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n<\/span><span class=\"block-heading\" id=\"header_3\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"title_collection title2\">Mnemonic<\/h4>\n<\/span><span class=\"block-content\" id=\"contents_3\">\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>P<\/strong>ut&nbsp;<strong>T<\/strong>he&nbsp;<strong>P<\/strong>ressure&nbsp;<strong>O<\/strong>n&nbsp;<strong>M<\/strong>y&nbsp;<strong>LIMBC<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>P<\/strong>terygoid muscles (lateral and medial)<\/li><li><strong>T<\/strong>emporalis muscle<\/li><li><strong>P<\/strong>terygoid venous plexus<\/li><li><strong>O<\/strong>tic ganglion<\/li><li><strong>M<\/strong>axillary artery<\/li><li><strong>L<\/strong>ingual nerve<\/li><li><strong>I<\/strong>nferior alveolar nerve<\/li><li><strong>M<\/strong>andibular nerve<\/li><li><strong>B<\/strong>uccal nerve<\/li><li><strong>C<\/strong>horda tympani<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n<\/span><span class=\"block-heading\" id=\"header_4\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"title_collection title1\">Openings and foramina<\/h3>\n<\/span><span class=\"block-content\" id=\"contents_4\">\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Zygomatic arch (communicating with the temporal fossa)<\/li><li>Pterygomaxillary fissure (communicating with the pterygopalatine fossa)<\/li><li>Alveolar foramen<\/li><li>Foramen ovale<\/li><li>Foramen spinosum<\/li><\/ol>\n<\/span><div id=\"the_titles\" style=\"display:none;\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Borders<\/h3><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Contents<\/h3><h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mnemonic<\/h4><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Openings and foramina<\/h3><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Borders Anterior Posterior surface of the Maxilla Posterior Mastoid process and Tympanic plate Superior Inferior surface of the greater wing of the Sphenoid bone Inferior Near the angle of the Mandible (Lateral pterygoid attachment muscle point) Medial Lateral Pterygoid plate Lateral Ramus of the Mandible Table 1. 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