Espiral Atlas
Anatomical regionHead and neck

Infratemporal fossa

fossa infratemporalis

An irregularly shaped space posterior to the maxilla (anterior wall), deep to the zygomatic arch and the ramus of the mandible. Upper wall: infratemporal surface of the greater wing of the sphenoid. Medial wall: lateral plate of the pterygoid process.

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