CT: Axial head (image 2 of 3)  
 

This axial CT is more caudal than the previous image - it is at the level of the medial pterygoid muscle.

 
 

Identify the following:

1. mandible

2. maxilla (upper jaw)

2. masseter

3. medial pterygoid

4. pterygoid hamulus

5. parotid gland

6. mastoid process (left side)

7. styloid process (right side)

8. dens

  
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