The Infratemporal Fossa
Channel: Stuart Inglis
Date: 2020-10-22

A video lecture on the contents of the Infratemporal Fossa

Objectives

1.  Describe the location of the infratemporal and pterygopalatine fossa in relation to the boundaries for each of these spaces 
2.  Identify the muscles of mastication on a drawing or in a cadaver.  State the attachments, actions and innervations for each 
3.  List the branches of the maxillary artery and interpret the structures that each supplies based on its location 
4.  List the branches of the mandibular nerve.  Identify the neural component (e.g. somatic/special afferent/efferent fibers) for each branch and the structures that each supplies. 
5.  List the branches entering into and exiting from the pterygopalatine ganglion.  Identify the neural component (e.g. somatic/special afferent/efferent fibers) for each branch and the structures that each supplies.