1. Temporal & infratemporalfossa Clinical Anatomy of second year Dr. Ahmed Almusawi

2. Objectives • Describe the anatomy of temporal and infratemporal fossa • explaining the bony framework of these fossa • describing the contents of each fossae including the nerves, blood vessels and muscles

3. Temporal & Infratemporal fossa

4. Bony framework

5. Bony framework

6. Temporal fossa

8. Contents of temporal fossa

9. Contents of infratemporal fossa1. sphenomandibular ligament

10. 2. Med & lat. Pterygoid muscles

11. 3. Mandibular nerve

12. Mandibular nerve

13. 4. Maxillary artery

14. Maxillary art. branches

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