The "'infratemporal surface "'( below the temple ) is convex, directed to the back and to the side, and forms part of the infratemporal fossa.
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The infratemporal fenestra ( opening ) behind the eye was narrow and sloped backwards, and the supratemporal fenestra on the top back of the skull was very reduced in size, due to the thickening of the frontoparietal.
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The groove begins at the middle of the posterior border ( with which it is continuous ) near the upper edge of the infratemporal surface and, passing forward, ends in a canal which subdivides into two branches.
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Its lateral surface forms part of the medial wall of the infratemporal fossa, and gives attachment to the lateral pterygoid muscle; its medial surface forms part of the pterygoid fossa, and gives attachment to the medial pterygoid muscle.
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Because the infratemporal fenestra of " Platyognathus " is very small and the mandibular symphysis extends posteriorly to the level of the seventh to ninth tooth, the genus is thought to be more derived than " Orthosuchus ".
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The otic ganglion is a small ( 2-3 mm ), oval shaped, flattened parasympathetic ganglion of a reddish-gray color, located immediately below the foramen ovale in the infratemporal fossa and on the medial surface of the mandibular nerve.
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Sometimes Pericoronal infection can spread into adjacent potential spaces ( including the sublingual space, submandibular space, parapharyngeal space, pterygomandibular space, infratemporal space, submasseteric space and buccal space ) to areas of the neck or face resulting in facial swelling, or even airway compromise ( called Ludwig's angina ).
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The anterior part of the lateral surface is rough, for articulation with the tuberosity of the maxilla; its posterior part consists of a smooth triangular area which appears, in the articulated skull, between the tuberosity of the maxilla and the lower part of the lateral pterygoid plate, and completes the lower part of the infratemporal fossa.
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The " temporal surface ", directed posteriorly and medially, is concave, presenting medially a rough, triangular area, for articulation with the maxilla ( articular surface ), and laterally a smooth, concave surface, the upper part of which forms the anterior boundary of the temporal fossa, the lower a part of the infratemporal fossa.
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The superior or temporal portion, convex from above downward, concave from before backward, forms a part of the temporal fossa, and gives attachment to the Temporalis; the inferior or infratemporal, smaller in size and concave, enters into the formation of the infratemporal fossa, and, together with the infratemporal crest, affords attachment to the Pterygoideus externus.
