A Study on the Variations in Arteries and Nerves of the Infratemporal fossa in Korean.
10.11637/kjpa.1997.10.2.273
- Author:
Soo Hyun PARK
1
;
Myung Kook KIM
;
Ki Suk PAIK
Author Information
1. Department of Oral Anatomy, College of Dentistry, Seoul National University, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Infratemporal fossa;
Maxillary artery;
Mandibular nerve;
Variations;
Korean
- MeSH:
Adult;
Arteries*;
Cadaver;
Humans;
Lingual Nerve;
Mandibular Nerve;
Maxillary Artery;
Pterygoid Muscles
- From:Korean Journal of Physical Anthropology
1997;10(2):273-282
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The purpose of this study was to investigate the courses of the maxillary artery and variations of the arteries and nerves in the infratemporal fossa from 36 Korean adult cadavers. The results were as follows; 1. In the majority of the cases (81.9%), course of the maxillary artery runs lateral to the lateral pterygoid muscle. 2. The variations of the arteries and nerves in the infratemporal fossa could be classified into six types. In the most common (type 2, 61.1%), the maxillary artery runs lateral to the lateral pterygoid muscle, and the inferior alveolar lingual and buccal nerves lie medial to the maxillary artery. In the next (type 1, 20.8%), the maxillary artery runs lateral to the lateral pterygoid muscle and the inferior alveolar and lingual nerves lie medial to the maxillary artery, and buccal nerve lies lateral to the maxillary artery. The remaining types were type 3 (7.0%), type 4 (4.2%), type 5 (5.6%) and type 6 (1.4%) in order.
