The palatopharyngeal arch (pharyngopalatine arch, posterior pillar of fauces) is larger and projects farther toward the middle line than the palatoglossal arch; it runs downward, lateralward, and backward to the side of the pharynx, and is formed by the projection of the palatopharyngeal muscle, covered by mucous membrane.
Palatopharyngeal arch | |
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![]() The mouth cavity. The cheeks have been slit transversely and the tongue pulled forward. (Pharyngopalatine arch labeled at upper right.) | |
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Identifiers | |
Latin | arcus palatopharyngeus, arcus pharyngopalatinus |
TA98 | A05.2.01.007 |
TA2 | 2849 |
FMA | 55025 |
Anatomical terminology |
References
edit This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 1137 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
External links
edit- lesson10 at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University)
- Anatomy figure: 34:01-04 at Human Anatomy Online, SUNY Downstate Medical Center
- "Anatomy diagram: 05287.011-1". Roche Lexicon - illustrated navigator. Elsevier. Archived from the original on 2013-04-22.
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