S5 List of Structures

Osteology

• Zygomatic arch

• Zygomatic bone

  • Temporal process

• Parietal

  • Superior temporal line

  • Inferior temporal line

• Temporal

  • Zygomatic process

  • Mandibular fossa

  • Articular tubercle

  • Petrotympanic fissure

• Sphenoid bone

  • Greater wing

    • Infratemporal surface

    • Foramen ovale

    • Foramen spinosum

  • Pterygoid process

    • Lateral plate

    • Medial plate

      • Pterygoid hamulus

  • Pterygomaxillary fissure

• Maxilla

  • Maxillary tuberosity

  • Alveolar foramina

  • Infraorbital foramen

  • Incisive foramen

• Mandible

  • Ramus

    • Angle

    • Mandibular foramen

      • Lingula

    • Coronoid process

    • Condylar process

      • Neck

      • Pterygoid fovea

  • Mandibular notch

  • Retromolar fossa (“coronoid notch”)

• Pterygomaxillary fissure

• Pterygopalatine fossa

Nerves

• Maxillary n. (V2)

  • Infraorbital n. 

  • Greater palatine n.

  • Lesser palatine n.

  • Nasopalatine n.

• Mandibular n. (v3)

  • Anterior division

    • Deep temporal nn.

    • Buccal n.

  • Posterior division

    • Auriculotemporal n.

    • Lingual n.

    • Inferior alveolar n.

      • N. to mylohyoid

      • Mental n.

• Facial n. (CN VII)

  • Chorda tympani

• Glossopharyngeal n. (CN IX)

• Pterygopalatine ganglion

Arteries

• Maxillary a.

  • First (mandibular) part

    • Middle meningeal a.

    • Inferior alveolar a.

  • Second (pterygoid) part

    • Deep temporal aa.

    • Buccal a.

  • Third (pterygopalatine) part

    • Infraorbital a.

    • Descending palatine a.

      • Greater palatine a.

      • Lesser palatine aa.

    • Sphenopalatine a.

Veins

• Maxillary v.

• Pterygoid plexus of veins

Muscles

• Masseter m.

• Temporalis m.

  • Temporal fascia

• Lateral pterygoid m.

  • Superior head

  • Inferior head

• Medial pterygoid m.

• Buccinator m.