infratemporal fossa

infratemporal fossa
infratemporal fossa n a fossa that is bounded above by the plane of the zygomatic arch, laterally by the ramus of the mandible, and medially by the pterygoid plate, and that contains the masseter and pterygoid muscles and the mandibular nerve

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  • Infratemporal fossa — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = fossa infratemporalis GraySubject = 46 GrayPage = 184 Caption = Left infratemporal fossa. Caption2 = MeshName = MeshNumber = DorlandsPre = f 14 DorlandsSuf = 12376096 The infratemporal fossa is an… …   Wikipedia

  • infratemporal fossa — noun : a fossa in man and some other vertebrates bounded above by the plane of zygomatic arch, laterally by the ramus of the mandible, and medially by the pterygoid plate, and lodging the masseter and pterygoid muscles and the mandibular nerve …   Useful english dictionary

  • infratemporal crest — n a transverse ridge on the outer surface of the greater wing of the sphenoid bone that divides it into a superior portion that contributes to the formation of the temporal fossa and an inferior portion that contributes to the formation of the… …   Medical dictionary

  • Infratemporal crest — Infobox Bone Name = Infratemporal crest Latin = crista infratemporalis GraySubject = 35 GrayPage = 150 Caption = Sphenoid bone. Anterior and inferior surfaces. (Infratemporal crest labeled at center left.) Caption2 = System = Precursor = MeshName …   Wikipedia

  • fossa infratemporalis — [TA] infratemporal fossa: the area on the side of the cranium limited superiorly by the infratemporal crest, posteriorly by the mandibular fossa, anteriorly by the infratemporal surface of the maxilla, and laterally by the zygomatic arch and part …   Medical dictionary

  • Infratemporal surface of the body of the maxilla — Infobox Bone Name = Infratemporal surface of the body of the maxilla Latin = facies infratemporalis corporis maxillae GraySubject = 38 GrayPage = 158 Caption = Left maxilla. Outer surface. Caption2 = Precursor = System = Artery = Vein = Nerve =… …   Wikipedia

  • infratemporal region — the area of the head on either side, about the infratemporal fossa …   Medical dictionary

  • fossa — A depression usually more or less longitudinal in shape below the level of the surface of a part. [L. a trench or ditch] acetabular f. [TA] a depressed area in the floor of the acetabulum superior to the …   Medical dictionary

  • infratemporal — Below the temporal fossa. * * * in·fra·tem·po·ral .in frə tem p(ə )rəl adj situated below the temporal fossa * * * in·fra·tem·po·ral (in″frə temґpə rəl) inferior to the temple or temporal fossa; called also subtemporal …   Medical dictionary

  • Posterior cranial fossa — Base of the skull. Upper surface. The Posterior cranial fossa is labeled in green. Latin fossa cranii posterior Gray s …   Wikipedia

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