| musculus levator prostatae | Synonym: levator prostatae muscle. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| musculus levator scapulae | <anatomy, muscle> Origin, from posterior tubercles of transverse processes of four upper cervical vertebrae; insertion, into superior angle of scapula; action, raises the scapula; nerve supply, dorsal scapular nerve. Synonym: musculus levator scapulae, elevator muscle of scapula, musculus levator anguli scapulae. (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) |
| spatia anguli iridocornealis | Irregularly shaped endothelium-lined spaces within the trabecular reticulum, through which the aqueous filters to reach the sinus venosus sclerae. Synonym: spatia anguli iridocornealis, ciliary canals, Fontana's spaces. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamentum pectinatum anguli iridocornealis | Pectinate ligaments of iridocorneal angle. See: trabecular reticulum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| angulus oris | <anatomy> The lateral limit of the oral fissure. See: labial commissure. Synonym: angulus oris. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Bacteroides oris | A species isloated from the gingival crevice, systemic infections, face, neck, and chest abscesses, wound drainages, and blood and various bodily fluids. Synonym: Prevotella oris. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cancrum oris | <medicine> See Canker. Origin: NL, fr. Gr, lit, a feeding. See Name. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| marginal part of orbicularis oris muscle | <anatomy> The part of the orbicularis oris muscle located in the margin of the lips, i.e., the red area. Synonym: pars marginalis musculi orbicularis oris. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vestibulum oris | That part of the mouth bounded anteriorly and laterally by the lips and the cheeks, posteriorly and medially by the teeth and/or gums, and above and below by the reflections of the mucosa from the lips and cheeks to the gums. Synonym: vestibulum oris, buccal cavity, vestibule of mouth. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pars labialis musculi orbicularis oris | <anatomy> The major part of the orbicularis oris muscle within the body of the lips. Synonym: pars labialis musculi orbicularis oris. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pars marginalis musculi orbicularis oris | <anatomy> The part of the orbicularis oris muscle located in the margin of the lips, i.e., the red area. Synonym: pars marginalis musculi orbicularis oris. (05 Mar 2000) |
| glandulae oris | Glands that empty into the oral cavity. Synonym: glandulae oris. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cavitas oris | The region consisting of the vestibulum oris, the narrow cleft between the lips and cheeks, and the teeth and gums, and the cavitas oris propria. Synonym: cavitas oris, cavum oris, mouth. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cavitas oris propria | The space between the dental arches, limited posteriorly by the isthmus of the fauces (palatoglossal arch). Synonym: cavitas oris propria. (05 Mar 2000) |