Palatopharyngeal arch

Palatopharyngeal arch
The mouth cavity. The cheeks have been slit transversely and the tongue pulled forward. (Pharyngopalatine arch labeled at upper right.)
Latin	arcus palatopharyngeus, arcus pharyngopalatinus
Gray's	subject #243 1137

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 Pharyngopalatinus, covered by mucous membrane.

External links

• lesson10 at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University)
• SUNY Figs 34:01-04
• Roche Lexicon - illustrated navigator, at Elsevier 05287.011-1

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