KROK 1 Stomatology 2015 – Question 10 · KROK (Dentistry)

Otopyosis has caused tympanic cavity roof to be broken by pus. From tympanic cavity pus spreads to the following cranial fossa:

  1. A. Orbit
  2. B. Sphenopalatine fossa
  3. C. Middle cranial fossa
  4. D. Posterior cranial fossa
  5. E. Anterior cranial fossa
Hint

Recall what lies directly above the thin bony roof of the tympanic cavity (tegmen tympani) on the petrous part of the temporal bone.

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