Temporal fossa
| Temporal fossa | |
|---|---|
 The temporal fossa is clearly visible in this picture | |
| Details | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | fossa temporalis |
| TA | A02.1.00.022 |
| FMA | 75307 |
The temporal fossa is a shallow depression on the side of the skull bounded by the temporal lines and terminating below the level of the zygomatic arch.
Boundaries
- Medial: frontal bone, parietal bone, temporal bone, and sphenoid bone.
- Lateral: Temporal fascia
- Anterior: Posterior surface of the frontal process of the zygomatic bone and the posterior surface of the zygomatic process of the frontal bone.
- Superior: Pair of temporal lines (superior and inferior temporal lines) that arch across the skull from the zygomatic process of the frontal bone to the supramastoid crest of the temporal bone
- Inferior: Zygomatic arch laterally and by the infratemporal crest of the greater wing of the sphenoid medially.
Temporal & Infratemporal Fossa
- Osteology
- Temporal fossa, boundaries & contents
- Infratemporal fossa, boundaries & contents
- Muscles of mastication
- Maxillary artery
- Pterygoid venous plexus
- Mandibular nerve
- Temporomandibular Joint
Contents
- Temporalis muscle
- Deep temporal arteries
- Deep temporal nerves
- Superficial temporal artery (from external carotid)
- Zygomaticotemporal nerve
Additional images
Temporal fossa
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