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Temporal Fossa, Infratemporal Fossa and TMJ

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

It is the unison place of the right and left halves of the mandible.

a)

symphysis pubis

b)

linea alba

c)

symphysis menti

d)

mylohoid line

2.

Mental Nerve is a direct branch of ____________ nerve.

a)

maxillary

b)

mandibular

c)

inferior alveolar

d)

superior alveolar

3.

Lateral surface of the ramus of mandible gives attachment to which mastication muscle?

a)

Temporalis

b)

Masseter

c)

Lateral Pterygoid

d)

Medial Pterygoid

4.

The meeting point in the floor of the temporal fossa where four skull bones meet is _________________.

a)

pterion

b)

submandibular fossa

c)

pterygoid

d)

lingula

5.

Which artery passes deep to the pterion and where does it branch from?

a)

middle meningeal artery; maxillary artery

b)

inferior alveolar artery; mandibular artery

c)

superficial inguinal artery; femoral artery

d)

chorda tympani nerve; X CN

6.

Blow to the lateral part of the skull can lead to ______________.

a)

extradural hematoma

b)

gastritis

c)

extradural obstruction

d)

appendicitis

7.

Infratemporal fossa is an irregularly shaped space deep and inferior to the ______________.

a)

greater wing of sphenoid

b)

lateral pterygoid plate

c)

zygomatic arch

d)

infratemporal crest

8.

Which mastication muscle is the only muscle that depresses the jaw?

a)

Temporalis

b)

Lateral Pterygoid

c)

Masseter

d)

Medial Pterygoid

9.

Maxillary Artery is the larger terminal branch of ________________.

a)

Trigeminal Nerve

b)

External Carotid Artery

c)

Mandibular Artery

d)

Superior Vena Cava

10.

Pterygoid plexus of veins is drained by ______________.

a)

maxillary artery

b)

mandibular artery

c)

submandibular artery

d)

alveolar artery

11.

Which branch of the trigeminal nerve carries both motor and sensory fibers?

a)

Maxillary

b)

Ophthalmic

c)

Mandibular

12.

The articular surfaces in the temporomandibular joint are covered with __________ cartilage.

a)

hyaline

b)

articular

c)

fibro

13.

Articular disc in the TMJ is insenstive to pain.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Which mastication muscle(s) cause side to side movement of the jaw?

a)

Temporalis

b)

Masseter

c)

Lat. Pterygoid

d)

Med. Pterygoid

15.

What is the name of the bone highlighted in yellow?

a)

Zygomatic

b)

Greater WIng of Sphenoid

c)

Occipital

d)

Parietal