3/27/24, 10:43 AM Temporal Fossa, Infratemporal Fossa and TMJ | Quizizz

Worksheets Name

Temporal Fossa, Infratemporal Fossa and

TMJ Class
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Date
Instructor name: rida h

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

a) symphysis pubis b) mylohoid line

c) linea alba d) symphysis menti

2. Mental Nerve is a direct branch of ____________ nerve.

a) mandibular b) inferior alveolar

c) maxillary d) superior alveolar

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

a) Medial Pterygoid b) Masseter

c) Lateral Pterygoid d) Temporalis

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

a) submandibular fossa b) lingula

c) pterygoid d) pterion

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

a) superficial inguinal artery; femoral artery b) chorda tympani nerve; X CN

c) middle meningeal artery; maxillary artery d) inferior alveolar artery; mandibular artery

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

a) gastritis b) appendicitis
c) extradural obstruction d) extradural hematoma

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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) Medial Pterygoid b) Masseter

c) Temporalis d) Lateral Pterygoid

9. Maxillary Artery is the larger terminal branch of ________________.

a) External Carotid Artery b) Trigeminal Nerve

c) Mandibular Artery d) Superior Vena Cava

10. Pterygoid plexus of veins is drained by ______________.

a) maxillary artery b) alveolar artery

c) submandibular artery d) mandibular artery

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

a) Mandibular b) Ophthalmic
c) Maxillary

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

a) fibro b) articular
c) hyaline

13. Articular disc in the TMJ is insenstive to pain.

a) False b) True

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

a) Temporalis b) Med. Pterygoid

c) Masseter d) Lat. Pterygoid

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15.
What is the name of the bone highlighted in yellow?

a) Zygomatic b) Parietal
c) Greater WIng of Sphenoid d) Occipital

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