Here we have a zygo - matic arch, and no infratemporal foramen. From Wordnik.com. [Transactions of the American Philosophical Society] Reference
Its postero-lateral surface, smooth and convex, forms parts of the temporal and infratemporal fossæ. From Wordnik.com. [II. Osteology. 5b. 4. The Zygomatic Bone] Reference
There was apparently no supratemporal foramen, but a very large infratemporal, which extended well upwards. From Wordnik.com. [Transactions of the American Philosophical Society] Reference
The infratemporal fossa is an irregularly shaped cavity, situated below and medial to the zygomatic arch. From Wordnik.com. [II. Osteology. 5c. The Exterior of the Skull] Reference
The deeper vessels from the temporal and infratemporal fossæ pass to the deep facial and superior deep cervical glands. From Wordnik.com. [VIII. The Lymphatic System. 3. The Lymphatics of the Head, Face, and Neck] Reference
The lateral surface (Fig. 146) is convex, and divided by a transverse ridge, the infratemporal crest, into two portions. From Wordnik.com. [II. Osteology. 5a. 5. The Sphenoid Bone] Reference
No bar extends posteriorly from the postorbital, which joins the supratemporal, enclosing with it the infratemporal foramen. From Wordnik.com. [Transactions of the American Philosophical Society] Reference
But the skull is peculiar in being proportionally large and long, and in having a particularly large infratemporal fenestra. From Wordnik.com. [ScienceBlogs Channel : Life Science] Reference
The infratemporal surface (Fig. 157) is convex, directed backward and lateralward, and forms part of the infratemporal fossa. From Wordnik.com. [II. Osteology. 5b. 2. The Maxillæ (Upper Jaw)] Reference
It connects the infratemporal with the pterygopalatine fossa, and transmits the terminal part of the internal maxillary artery. From Wordnik.com. [II. Osteology. 5c. The Exterior of the Skull] Reference
The zygomatic arch is present and is continuous with the supratemporal and postorbital bones, there being no infratemporal foramen. From Wordnik.com. [Transactions of the American Philosophical Society] Reference
Its walls are everywhere exceedingly thin, and correspond to the nasal orbital, anterior, and infratemporal surfaces of the body of the bone. From Wordnik.com. [II. Osteology. 5b. 2. The Maxillæ (Upper Jaw)] Reference
Their afferent vessels drain the temporal and infratemporal fossæ and the nasal part of the pharynx their efferents pass to the superior deep cervical glands. From Wordnik.com. [VIII. The Lymphatic System. 3. The Lymphatics of the Head, Face, and Neck] Reference
This fossa communicates with the orbit by the inferior orbital fissure, with the nasal cavity by the sphenopalatine foramen, and with the infratemporal fossa by the pterygomaxillary fissure. From Wordnik.com. [II. Osteology. 5c. The Exterior of the Skull] Reference
It arises by two heads; an upper from the lower part of the lateral surface of the great wing of the sphenoid and from the infratemporal crest; a lower from the lateral surface of the lateral pterygoid plate. From Wordnik.com. [IV. Myology. 4e. The Muscles of Mastication] Reference
The Pterygoideus externus (External pterygoid muscle) (Fig. 383) is a short, thick muscle, somewhat conical in form, which extends almost horizontally between the infratemporal fossa and the condyle of the mandible. From Wordnik.com. [IV. Myology. 4e. The Muscles of Mastication] Reference
The zygomatic bone is small and quadrangular, and is situated at the upper and lateral part of the face: it forms the prominence of the cheek, part of the lateral wall and floor of the orbit, and parts of the temporal and infratemporal fossæ (Fig. 164). From Wordnik.com. [II. Osteology. 5b. 4. The Zygomatic Bone] Reference
Each assists in forming the boundaries of three cavities, viz., the roof of the mouth, the floor and lateral wall of the nose and the floor of the orbit; it also enters into the formation of two fossæ, the infratemporal and pterygopalatine, and two fissures, the inferior orbital and pterygomaxillary. From Wordnik.com. [II. Osteology. 5b. 2. The Maxillæ (Upper Jaw)] Reference
In front it forms part of the anterior surface; behind, it is concave, and forms part of the infratemporal fossa; above, it is rough and serrated for articulation with the zygomatic bone; while below, it presents the prominent arched border which marks the division between the anterior and infratemporal surfaces. From Wordnik.com. [II. Osteology. 5b. 2. The Maxillæ (Upper Jaw)] Reference
The temporal surface (Fig. 166), directed backward and medialward, is concave, presenting medially a rough, triangular area, for articulation with the maxilla, and laterally a smooth, concave surface, the upper part of which forms the anterior boundary of the temporal fossa, the lower a part of the infratemporal fossa. From Wordnik.com. [II. Osteology. 5b. 4. The Zygomatic Bone] Reference
Laterally the fossa is limited by the zygomatic arch, formed by the zygomatic and temporal bones; below, it is separated from the infratemporal fossa by the infratemporal crest on the great wing of the sphenoid, and by a ridge, continuous with this crest, which is carried backward across the temporal squama to the anterior root of the zygomatic process. From Wordnik.com. [II. Osteology. 5c. The Exterior of the Skull] Reference
Through the inferior orbital fissure the orbit communicates with the temporal, infratemporal, and pterygopalatine fossæ; the fissure transmits the maxillary nerve and its zygomatic branch, the infraorbital vessels, the ascending branches from the sphenopalatine ganglion, and a vein which connects the inferior ophthalmic vein with the pterygoid venous plexus. From Wordnik.com. [II. Osteology. 5c. The Exterior of the Skull] Reference
In front of the articular tubercle is a small triangular area which assists in forming the infratemporal fossa; this area is separated from the outer surface of the squama by a ridge which is continuous behind with the anterior root of the zygomatic process, and in front, in the articulated skull, with the infratemporal crest on the great wing of the sphenoid. From Wordnik.com. [II. Osteology. 5a. 4. The Temporal Bone] Reference
The superior or temporal portion, convex from above downward, concave from before backward, forms a part of the temporal fossa, and gives attachment to the Temporalis; the inferior or infratemporal, smaller in size and concave, enters into the formation of the infratemporal fossa, and, together with the infratemporal crest, affords attachment to the Pterygoideus externus. From Wordnik.com. [II. Osteology. 5a. 5. The Sphenoid Bone] Reference
It is bounded above by the under surface of the body of the sphenoid and by the orbital process of the palatine bone; in front, by the infratemporal surface of the maxilla; behind, by the base of the pterygoid process and lower part of the anterior surface of the great wing of the sphenoid; medially, by the vertical part of the palatine bone with its orbital and sphenoidal processes. From Wordnik.com. [II. Osteology. 5c. The Exterior of the Skull] Reference
It is bounded, in front, by the infratemporal surface of the maxilla and the ridge which descends from its zygomatic process; behind, by the articular tubercle of the temporal and the spinal angularis of the sphenoid; above, by the great wing of the sphenoid below the infratemporal crest, and by the under surface of the temporal squama; below, by the alveolar border of the maxilla; medially, by the lateral pterygoid plate. From Wordnik.com. [II. Osteology. 5c. The Exterior of the Skull] Reference
This is the infratemporal foramen of Baur. From Wordnik.com. [Transactions of the American Philosophical Society] Reference
Left infratemporal fossa. From Wordnik.com. [Illustrations. Fig. 189] Reference
189 Left infratemporal fossa. From Wordnik.com. [II. Osteology. 5c. The Exterior of the Skull] Reference
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