How to dissect a human for infratemporal fossa & oral cavity

This anatomical video tutorial will show you a look of the infratemporal fossa and oral cavity of a human, much like yourself. If you're a medical student and you need cadaver dissection instructions, this anatomy video will help you along your way. Learn how to dissect a human for infratemporal fossa & oral cavity. You'll have to be able to handle a scalpel for this one folks.

1. Review the osteology of the infratemporal fossa and oral cavity.
2. On the right side, reflect the masseter and zygomatic arch downward toward the angle of the mandible.
3. Remove the ramus of the mandible by sawing through the neck of the condyle and clipping the ramus above the mandibular foramen.
4. Clean the lateral and medial pterygoid muscles, examine the temporomandibular joint, remove the condyle of the mandible and lateral pterygoid muscle to expose the branches of the trigeminal nerve and the maxillary artery.
5. Clear the deep cervical fascia and expose the submandibular gland, the digastric, and mylohyoid muscles and facial artery.
6. On the left side of the head, incise the mucous membrane of the floor of the mouth to expose the paralingual space.
7. Examine the sublingual gland, the lingual and hypoglossal nerves, the submandibular ganglion and submandibular duct.
8. Examine the tongue, identifying its parts, intrinsic and extrinsic muscles.