Infratemporal fossa

Noun

Word Frequency: 0.1

Definitions

1.NounA 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.

Synonyms

suprainiac fossa infraorbital midface middle temporal artery superficial temporal artery postfrontal intermaxillary postorbitofrontal postinfraorbital supratemporal frontal buccal

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