HUBS1107 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Pterygopalatine Ganglion, Middle Cranial Fossa, Maxillary Sinus

• School: University of Newcastle
• Department: Human Biosciences
• Course: HUBS1107
• Professor: Josephine Smith

Document Summary

Identify and describe the location of an main contents travelling through the pterygopalatine fossa. Identify the bones that form both the pterygopalatine fossa and the nasal cavity. Describe the main openings of the pterygopalatine fossa and their related regions. Locate the nares, chonae, conchae, dorsum (root; apex) Identify the 4 paired paranasal sinuses and their relationship to the drainage area within the nose. There is a pterygomaxillary fissure from the infratemporal fossa, which goes into the pterygopalatine fossa - main important part is forward from there is the opening that goes into the nasal cavity. It is important of what comes through the pterygopalatine fossa and is feeding into the nose and down to the palate. The pterygopalatine fossa lies underneath the zygomatic arch, lying between the pterygoid process and hollow part of maxilla. Branch of maxillary artery and all branches of maxillary nerve pass through the pterygopalatine fossa.