List of articles in "Anatomical Structure" category - Page 232

The pterion is the region where the frontal parietal temporal and sphenoid join together. It is located on the side of the skull just behind the temple.

The palatovaginal canal (also pharyngeal canal) is a canal between the sphenoid bone and the palatine bone that connects the nasopharynx with the pterygopalatine fossa. An inconstant vomerovaginal canal may […]

Not to be confused with the infraorbital groove and infraorbital foramen which are on opposite ends of the canal.One of the canals of the orbital surface of the maxilla the […]

The pterygoid canal (also vidian canal) is a passage in the skull leading from just anterior to the foramen lacerum in the middle cranial fossa to the pterygopalatine fossa.

The superior labial branches descend behind the Quadratus labii superioris and are distributed to the skin of the upper lip the mucous membrane of the mouth and labial glands. They […]

The masseteric nerve passes laterally above the Pterygoideus externus in front of the temporomandibular articulation and behind the tendon of the Temporalis; it crosses the mandibular notch with the masseteric […]

The trigeminal cave (also known as Meckel’s Cave or cavum trigeminale) is an arachnoidal pouch containing cerebrospinal fluid. It is formed by two layers of dura mater which are part […]

The nerve of the pterygoid canal (Vidian nerve) is formed by the junction of the great petrosal nerve and the deep petrosal nerve within the pterygoid canal containing the cartilaginous […]

The deep petrosal nerve (large deep petrosal nerve) is given off from the carotid plexus and runs through the carotid canal lateral to the internal carotid artery. It then enters […]

The pharyngeal nerve (pterygopalatine nerve) is a small branch arising from the posterior part of the pterygopalatine ganglion. It passes through the palatovaginal canal with the pharyngeal branch of the […]