Pterygopalatine Fossa
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Questions and Answers
- 1.In what three ways is the fossa important?
- 2.What are the contents of the fossa?
- 3.Which nerve passes through the foramen rotundum into the fossa?
- 4.Which nerve (besides the maxillary) enters the fossa?
- 5.The maxillary nerve is the ___________ root of the pterygopalatine ganglion.
- 6.The nerve of the pterygoid canal is the parasympathetic and sympathetic root of the pterygopalatine ganglion.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 7.The maxillary nerve exits the fossa through the ________________.
- 8.What is the parasympathetic fiber source of the nerve to the pterygoid canal?
- 9.What is the sympathetic fiber source of the nerve to the pterygoid canal?
- 10.What is the communication between the pterygopalatine and infratemporal fossae?
- 11.What is the communication between the pterygopalatine fossa and the nose?
- 12.All the nerves leaving the pterygopalatine fossa have parasympathetic, sympathetic, and sensory fibers.
- A.
True
- B.
False
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