The pterygoid fossa is an anatomical term for the fossa formed by the divergence of the lateral pterygoid plate and the medial pterygoid plate of the sphenoid...

them a V-shaped fossa, the pterygoid fossa, which contains the medial pterygoid muscle and the tensor veli palatini. Above this fossa is a small, oval...

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surface of the ramus of the mandible) Lateral pterygoid muscle and medial pterygoid muscle. The infratemporal fossa contains the maxillary artery (originating...

In the pterygoid processes of the sphenoid, above the pterygoid fossa is a small, oval, shallow depression, the scaphoid fossa, which gives origin to...

Pterygopalatine fossa Pterygoid fossa Lacrimal fossa Fossa for lacrimal gland Fossa for lacrimal sac Scaphoid fossa Condyloid fossa Rhomboid fossa In the mandible:...

middle cranial fossa to the pterygopalatine fossa. It transmits the nerve of pterygoid canal (Vidian nerve), the artery of the pterygoid canal (Vidian...

foramen lacerum, the nerve of the pterygoid canal passes through the pterygoid canal to reach the pterygopalatine fossa, ending at the pterygopalatine ganglion...

The primary function of the lateral pterygoid muscle is to pull the head of the condyle out of the mandibular fossa along the articular eminence to protrude...

pterygoalar ligament least commonly identified. pterygoid notch pterygoid fossa scaphoid fossa pterygoid hamulus pterygoid canal pterygospinous process sella turcica...

Medial pterygoid muscle Medial pterygoid muscle Medial pterygoid muscle Medial pterygoid muscle Medial pterygoid muscle Infratemporal fossa. Lingual...

Foramen spinosum Foramen petrosum Pterygoid process Pterygoid notch Pterygoid fossa Scaphoid fossa Pterygoid hamulus Pterygoid canal Temporal bone Petrous part...

furrows articulate with the pterygoid plates, while the grooved intermediate area completes the lower part of the pterygoid fossa and gives origin to a few...

Anatomy photo:27:13-0100 at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center - "Infratemporal Fossa: The Pterygoid Plexus of Veins" Pterygoid Plexus Portal: Anatomy v t e...

relatively low compared to the jaw joint and with more chewing surface; the pterygoid fossa shrank; and a larger gap separated the incisor teeth and the molars...

Fossae Pterygopalatine fossa Pterygoid fossa Plates Horizontal plate (Posterior nasal spine) Perpendicular plate (Greater palatine canal, Sphenopalatine...

The middle cranial fossa is formed by the sphenoid bones, and the temporal bones. It lodges the temporal lobes, and the pituitary gland. It is deeper...

lateral pterygoid muscle, to the pterygopalatine fossa. It supplies the deep structures of the face, and may be divided into mandibular, pterygoid, and pterygopalatine...

to the foramen ovale, opposite the root of the pterygoid process; it opens below near the scaphoid fossa, and transmits a small vein from the cavernous...

divergence of the maxilla from the pterygoid process of the sphenoid. It connects the infratemporal with the pterygopalatine fossa, and transmits the terminal...

lateral pterygoid muscle. The articular capsule (capsular ligament) is a thin, loose envelope, attached above to the circumference of the mandibular fossa and...

muscle is thin and triangular in shape. It arises from the scaphoid fossa of the pterygoid process of the sphenoid anteriorly[citation needed], the (medial...

sphenopalatine ganglion) is a parasympathetic ganglion in the pterygopalatine fossa. It is one of four parasympathetic ganglia of the head and neck, (the others...

Josephoartigasia and the capybara became big). The pterygoid fossa is small, conferring to a reduced medial pterygoid muscle (also important for biting). The zygomatic...

forming the nerve of the pterygoid canal (which continues anterior-ward through the pterygoid canal to reach the pterygopalatine fossa and form the pterygopalatine...

the head and is paired on each side. It is located between the medial pterygoid muscle and the medial surface of the ramus of the mandible. The pterygomandibular...

ganglion located immediately below the foramen ovale in the infratemporal fossa and on the medial surface of the mandibular nerve. It is functionally associated...

lateral view, bearing a large, anteriorly projected pterygoid flange as in related genera. The pterygoid fossa is wide, subdivided by a crest, and lacks pneumaticity...

in the pterygopalatine fossa.[citation needed] Its distal opening is situated in the nasal cavity at the root of the pterygoid process near the lateral...

elongated and cylindrical in shape. Both the zygomatico-mandibular fossa and pterygoid fossa are prominent. Derived palaeotheres are generally diagnosed as...