Temporal and Infratemporal regions
Anatomy · Topic 33
Source: NMC CBME Curriculum 2024 · Volume I · Anatomy · Topic 33 · combined PDF page 128
Practice questions
- A patient has pain around the temporomandibular joint and paraesthesia involving the external acoustic meatus. Which nerve is anatomically positioned to link these territories?
- Which description of the auriculotemporal nerve is supported by the supplied infratemporal fossa anatomical study?
- A patient with masticatory-region pain also reports intermittent paraesthesia around the auricle. Which anatomical explanation is most consistent with the supplied literature?
- In the 16-specimen study of the auriculotemporal nerve, which range of root-number variants was reported?
- Which group of structures was specifically described as being in close anatomical relationship to the auriculotemporal nerve in the infratemporal fossa?
- Which symptom combination was identified in the supplied literature as potentially associated with auriculotemporal nerve entrapment?
- A clinician is considering whether an auriculotemporal nerve variant could contribute to an unusual distribution of facial pain. What conclusion is best supported by the supplied study?
- Besides branches to the TMJ and external ear, which additional gland-related feature was reported for the auriculotemporal nerve in the supplied study?
- Which nerve is accommodated by the groove or canal examined in the infratemporal skull study?
- In the skull study, what proportion of examined skulls had a posterior deep temporal nerve groove or canal?
- Which statement correctly interprets the reported 20.6% figure in the posterior deep temporal nerve groove study?
- Which morphology was least common among the reported posterior deep temporal nerve groove categories?
- Which skull feature was reported to correlate significantly with posterior deep temporal nerve groove or canal morphology?
- Which sex-related result was reported for posterior deep temporal nerve groove or canal morphology in the studied sample?
- Why may the posterior deep temporal nerve groove be relevant during a mandibular nerve block?
- A skull shows a deep posterior deep temporal nerve groove. Which additional interpretation is most consistent with the study?
- Which set of operative steps characterizes the infratemporal fossa approach described by Fisch and Pillsbury for extensive temporal-bone and skull-base lesions?
- In the Fisch and Pillsbury approach report, which combination was described to reduce the danger of postoperative infection and support wound healing?
- The Fisch and Pillsbury report described short-term results and complications in how many patients?
- A deep lesion with focal FDG uptake is being considered for image-guided core needle biopsy. Which study-specific method was evaluated for planning and guidance?
- Among the 31 lesions in the navigation-guided core biopsy study, how many were in the infratemporal fossa?
- Which needle route was used most often among the listed approaches in the navigation-guided biopsy series?
- Which statement accurately reports the diagnostic performance of navigation-guided core needle biopsy in the supplied study?
- In the navigation-guided core biopsy series, all three non-diagnostic biopsies were obtained from which region?
- Which parameter was the only significant factor in the reported binary logistic regression for final diagnosis in the navigation-guided biopsy study?
- Which statement best distinguishes the two deep-region procedures described in the supplied literature?
- In the supplied series of synovial sarcomas of the head, which two sites showed the greatest reported predilection?
- How many temporal-region synovial sarcomas were included in the 36-case head series?
- Which statement about the infratemporal fossa cases in the supplied head synovial sarcoma series is correct?
- In the synovial sarcoma series, which tumour features were commonly observed among patients who died of disease?
- A 17-year-old with a temporal-bone lesion develops sudden recurrent unilateral sensorineural hearing loss. Which supplied case report described this as the first symptom of a primary temporal-bone tumour?
- In the reported primary temporal-bone ameloblastoma, which adjacent structures were described as involved by the mastoid-origin lesion?
- A slow-growing ameloblastoma is incompletely treated, and recurrence is detected decades later. Which statement is supported by the supplied temporal-bone ameloblastoma report’s background discussion?
- Which lesion was reported as a solitary neurofibroma localized to both temporal and infratemporal regions in a patient without other manifestations or family history of NF-1?