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What forms the floor of the temporal fossa?
What forms the floor of the temporal fossa?
- Parietal bone
- Sphenoid bone (correct)
- Frontal bone
- Zygomatic bone
Which bone separates the temporal fossa from the infratemporal fossa?
Which bone separates the temporal fossa from the infratemporal fossa?
- Infratemporal crest (correct)
- Frontal bone
- Zygomatic bone
- Temporal bone
Blow to the side of the head can lead to extradural hemorrhage due to injury to which artery?
Blow to the side of the head can lead to extradural hemorrhage due to injury to which artery?
- Superficial temporal artery
- Maxillary artery
- Facial artery
- Middle meningeal artery (correct)
Which structure is superficial to the temporalis fascia in the infratemporal fossa?
Which structure is superficial to the temporalis fascia in the infratemporal fossa?
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What covers the temporalis muscle above the zygomatic arch?
What covers the temporalis muscle above the zygomatic arch?
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What is the origin of the temporalis muscle?
What is the origin of the temporalis muscle?
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Which nerve supplies the masseter muscle?
Which nerve supplies the masseter muscle?
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Which muscle is responsible for retracting the mandible?
Which muscle is responsible for retracting the mandible?
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Where does the auriculotemporal nerve emerge from?
Where does the auriculotemporal nerve emerge from?
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Which artery crosses superficial to the root of the zygomatic arch?
Which artery crosses superficial to the root of the zygomatic arch?
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