Osteology

• • Zygomatic arch

  • Zygomatic bone

    • Temporal process

  • Parietal

    • Superior temporal line

    • Inferior temporal line

  • Temporal

    • Zygomatic process

    • Mandibular fossa

    • Articular tubercle

    • Petrotympanic fissure

    • Styloid process

  • Sphenoid

    • Greater wing

      • Foramen ovale

    • Pterygoid process

      • Lateral plate

      • Medial plate

        • Pterygoid hamulus

  • Maxilla

    • Maxillary tuberosity

  • Mandible

    • Neck

    • Ramus

      • Angle

      • Mandibular foramen

        • Lingula

      • Coronoid process

      • Condylar process

        • Neck

        • Pterygoid fovea

      • Mandibular notch

      • Retromolar fossa (“coronoid notch”)

Temporomandibular joint (TMJ)

• • Lateral ligament

  • Articular capsule

  • Articular disc

  • Upper synovial cavity

  • Lower synovial cavity

  • Retro-articular tissue (retrodiscal pad/zone)

Muscles

• • Masseter m.

  • Temporalis m.

    • Temporal fascia

  • Lateral pterygoid m.

    • Superior head

    • Inferior head

  • Medial pterygoid m.

  • Buccinator m.

  • Buccal fat pad

Arteries

• • Maxillary a.

    • Deep temporal aa.

Nerves

• • Mandibular n. (V3)

    • Deep temporal nn.