List of articles in "Anatomical Structure" category - Page 36

The periorbita is the area around the orbit. Sometimes it refers specifically to the layer of tissue surrounding the orbit that consists of periosteum. However it may refer to anything […]

The parasympathetic root of ciliary ganglion provides parasympathetic innervation to the ciliary ganglion.The ciliary ganglion is a parasympathetic ganglion. Incoming parasympathetic nerve fibers form synapses with the dendrites of nerve […]

The sympathetic root of ciliary ganglion is one of three roots of the ciliary ganglion a tissue mass behind the eye. It contains postganglionic sympathetic fibers whose cell bodies are […]

The tonsillar branches of glossopharyngeal nerve supply the palatine tonsil forming around it a plexus from which filaments are distributed to the soft palate and fauces where they communicate with […]

The stylopharyngeal branch of glossopharyngeal nerve is distributed to the Stylopharyngeus.This article incorporates text from a public domain edition of Gray’s Anatomy.

The lingual branches of glossopharyngeal nerve are two in number; one supplies the papillæ vallatæ and the mucous membrane covering the base of the tongue; the other supplies the mucous […]

The vestibule of mouth (or oral vestibule) is the anteriormost portion of the oral cavity. It is the space between the cheek/lips and the teeth.

The lingual branches of hypoglossal nerve are small branches of the hypoglossal nerve which innervate all the muscles of the tongue except for palatoglossus.

The ethmoidal veins are the venae comitantes of the ethmoidal arteries.

The inferior tympanic artery is a small branch of the ascending pharyngeal artery.It is a small branch which passes through a minute foramen in the petrous portion of the temporal […]