Bassett Collection of Stereoscopic Images of Human Anatomy
Osteology
Right temporal, infratemporal and pterygopalatine fossae, inferolateral view
Image #38-5
KEYWORDS: Bones cartilage joints.
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Osteology
Right temporal, infratemporal and pterygopalatine fossae, inferolateral view
The sphenopalatine foramen (21) is visible in the medial wall of the pterygopalatine fossa (22).
- Zygomatic process temporal bone
- Upper pointer: Sphenosquamous suture Lower pointer: Temporal fossa
- Infratemporal crest sphenoid bone
- Infratemporal fossa
- Foramen ovale
- Foramen spinosum
- Foramen of Vesalius
- Angular spine sphenoid bone
- Petrosal part of temporal bone (apex pyramidis)
- Foramen lacerum
- Lateral plate of pterygoid process
- Vomer
- Pyramidal process palatine bone
- Basal part occipital bone
- Pterygoid hàmulus sphenoid bone
- Orbit
- Surface malaris zygomatic bone
- Inferior orbital fissure
- Zygomatic process of maxilla
- Infratemporal surface of maxilla
- Sphenopalatine foramen
- Pterygopalatine fossa
- Alveolar process of maxilla
- First molar