The pterygoid plexus (/ˈtɛrɪɡɔɪd/; from Greek pteryx, "wing" and eidos, "shape") is a fine venous plexus upon and within the lateral pterygoid muscle....

pterygoid muscle, and the medial pterygoid muscle. It also contains important blood vessels such as the middle meningeal artery, the pterygoid plexus...

venous plexus External vertebral venous plexuses Internal vertebral venous plexuses Pampiniform venous plexus Prostatic venous plexus Pterygoid plexus Rectal...

The nerve of the pterygoid canal (Vidian nerve) is formed by the union of the (parasympathetic) greater petrosal nerve and (sympathetic) deep petrosal...

via the branches of the sphenopalatine veins passing backward to the pterygoid plexus. While a classic finding in pediatric patients with allergic rhinitis...

from the danger triangle of the face to the cavernous sinus and the pterygoid plexus. It may also be affected by an arteriovenous fistula of the cavernous...

(mostly through foramen ovale). There are also connections with the pterygoid plexus of veins via inferior ophthalmic vein, deep facial vein and emissary...

auricular artery Vein Superficial temporal veins, external jugular vein, pterygoid plexus Nerve Auriculotemporal nerve, great auricular nerve, auricular branch...

veins Middle temporal vein Transverse facial vein Maxillary veins Pterygoid plexus External jugular vein Posterior auricular vein Anterior jugular vein...

foramen lacerum (supplies the internal carotid plexus) emissary veins (connecting extracranial pterygoid plexus with the intracranial cavernous sinus) one...

The medial pterygoid nerve (nerve to medial pterygoid, or internal pterygoid nerve[citation needed]) is a nerve of the head. It is a branch of the mandibular...

maxillary artery. It is formed by a confluence of the veins of the pterygoid plexus. It and passes posterior-ward between the sphenomandibular ligament...

posterior meningeal veins and the vein of the pterygoid canal, end in the internal jugular. Pterygoid venous plexus This article incorporates text in the public...

via the pterygoid plexus of veins. The contents of the infratemporal space are: branches of the maxillary artery, the pterygoid venous plexus. Infections...

nerve Medial pectoral nerve Medial plantar nerve Medial pterygoid nerve Median nerve Meissner's plexus Mental nerve Middle cardiac nerve Middle cervical ganglion...

ophthalmic veins infraorbital artery infraorbital vein, tributary of pterygoid plexus zygomatic nerve and infraorbital nerve of maxillary nerve (V2) orbital...

glossopharyngeal nerve) an emissary vein connecting the cavernous sinus with the pterygoid plexus (occasionally) meningeal branch of the mandibular nerve: 364, 496 ...

a branch of considerable size, the deep facial vein, from the pterygoid venous plexus. This article incorporates text in the public domain from page...

the orbit through the inferior orbital fissure to drain into the pterygoid venous plexus. The infraorbital vein arises on the face by the union of several...

cautious in their approach to separate the pterygoid processes due to a risk of injury to pterygoid plexus. Sangsari et al. published a systematic review...

veins Middle temporal vein Transverse facial vein Maxillary veins Pterygoid plexus External jugular vein Posterior auricular vein Anterior jugular vein...

of the internal carotid artery are: the vidian artery or artery of the pterygoid canal the caroticotympanic artery The lacerum segment, or C3, is a short...

(synapse) → gray rami communicantes → internal carotid plexus → deep petrosal nerve → nerve of pterygoid canal → pterygopalatine ganglion (fibres pass through...

may end by splitting into two branches, one draining into the pterygoid venous plexus and the other ultimately (i.e. directly or indirectly) into the...

meningeal artery. It surrounds the origin of the nerve to the medial pterygoid. The preganglionic parasympathetic fibres originate in the inferior salivatory...

sphenoidal emissary foramen inferior to the zygomatic arch, connecting the pterygoid plexus with the cavernous sinus. This is an important route for the spread...

the pharyngeal plexus superficial to the pharynx. The pharyngeal veins receive as tributaries meningeal vein, and the vein of the pterygoid canal. The pharyngeal...

(CN V)) via the nerve to medial pterygoid. It is the only muscle of the palate not innervated by the pharyngeal plexus, which is formed by the vagal and...

mucosa. The flow of blood to the nasal mucosa, in particular the venous plexus of the conchae, is regulated by the pterygopalatine ganglion and heats or...

photo:27:13-0103 at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center - "Infratemporal fossa: The Pterygoid plexus of Veins" lesson4 at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown...