| facies infratemporalis maxillae | The convex posterolateral surface of the body of the maxilla that form the anterior wall of the infratemporal fossa. Synonym: facies infratemporalis maxillae. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| arcus palatini | See: palatoglossal arch, palatopharyngeal arch. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bursa musculi tensoris veli palatini | <anatomy> A small bursa located where the tendon of the tensor passes around the pterygoid hamulus. Synonym: bursa musculi tensoris veli palatini. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bursa of tensor veli palatini muscle | <anatomy> A small bursa located where the tendon of the tensor passes around the pterygoid hamulus. Synonym: bursa musculi tensoris veli palatini. (05 Mar 2000) |
| canales palatini minores | Canalis's located in the posterior part of the palatine bone. Synonym: canales palatini minores. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rami nasales posteriores inferiores nervi palatini majoris | <anatomy, nerve> Branches of greater palatine nerve to posterior inferior lateral wall of nasal cavity, including posterior aspect of mucosa over posterior portion of inferior nasal concha and meatus; may arise independently from pterygopalatine ganglion. Synonym: rami nasales posteriores inferiores nervi palatini majoris. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ramus pharyngeus arteriae palatini descendens | <anatomy, artery> May arise as a separate branch or as a continuation of lesser palatine artery. Synonym: ramus pharyngeus arteriae palatini descendens. (05 Mar 2000) |
| musculus levator veli palatini | <anatomy, muscle> Origin, apex of petrous portion of temporal bone and lower part of cartilaginous auditory (eustachian) tube; insertion, aponeurosis of soft palate; action, raises soft palate; through the expansion of its fleshy belly during contraction, it helps to "push" open the auditory tube; nerve supply, pharyngeal plexus (cranial root of accessory nerve). Synonym: musculus levator veli palatini, elevator muscle of soft palate, levator palati muscle, musculus levator palati, musculus petrostaphylinus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| musculus tensor veli palatini | <anatomy> Tensor muscle of soft palate, musculus tensor palati; musculus palatosalpingeus; musculus sphenosalpingostaphylinus; dilator tubae; origin, scaphoid fossa of sphenoid, cartilaginous and membranous part of auditory (eustachian) tube and spine of sphenoid; insertion, posterior border of hard palate and aponeurosis of soft palate; action, tenses the soft palate; contributes to opening of auditory tube; nerve supply, branches of trigeminal nerve through the otic ganglion. Synonym: musculus tensor veli palatini, dilator tubae, musculus palatosalpingeus, musculus sphenosalpingostaphylinus, musculus tensor palati, palatosalpingeus, tensor muscle of soft palate. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nerve of tensor veli palatini muscle | <anatomy> A branch of the mandibular nerveconveying fibres from the motor root of the trigeminal nerve which pass through the otic ganglion without synapse to supply the tensor veli palatini muscle. Synonym: nervus tensoris veli palatini. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nervi palatini minores | Usually two, these nerves emerge through the lesser palatine foramina and supply the mucosa and glands of the soft palate and uvula; they are branches of the pterygopalatine ganglion and contain postsynaptic parasympathetic and sensory fibres of the maxillary nerve. Synonym: nervi palatini minores. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nervus tensoris veli palatini | <anatomy> A branch of the mandibular nerveconveying fibres from the motor root of the trigeminal nerve which pass through the otic ganglion without synapse to supply the tensor veli palatini muscle. Synonym: nervus tensoris veli palatini. (05 Mar 2000) |
| facies maxillaris ossis palatini | The part of the anterior surface of the greater wing of the sphenoid bone that is perforated by the foramen rotundum and forms the posterior boundary of the pterygopalatine fossa. (05 Mar 2000) |
| facies palatina laminae horizontalis ossis palatini | The inferior surface of the horizontal plate of the palatine bone. Synonym: facies palatina laminae horizontalis ossis palatini. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lamina horizontalis ossis palatini | The part of the palatine bone that forms the posterior part (approximately one third) of the bony palate. Synonym: lamina horizontalis ossis palatini. (05 Mar 2000) |