Pterygomandibular raphe

Pterygomandibular raphe
Muscles of the pharynx and cheek. (Pterygo-Mandibular ligament labeled at center, vertically.)
Details
Identifiers
Latin	raphe pterygomandibularis
TA98	A05.3.01.102
TA2	2178
FMA	55618
Anatomical terminology

The pterygomandibular raphe (pterygomandibular ligament) is a ligamentous band of the buccopharyngeal fascia, attached superiorly to the pterygoid hamulus of the medial pterygoid plate, and inferiorly to the posterior end of the mylohyoid line of the mandible.

• Its medial surface is covered by the mucous membrane of the mouth.
• Its lateral surface is separated from the ramus of the mandible by a quantity of adipose tissue.
• Its posterior border gives attachment to the superior pharyngeal constrictor muscle.
• Its anterior border attaches to the posterior edge of the buccinator.

Open mouth, view from front. The pterygomandibular ligaments are marked with arrows. Note that in this mouth the lower wisdom teeth have been removed, slightly changing the shape of the pterygomandibular ligaments that usually curve and attach to the mandible around them.

See also

• Raphe

References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 384 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

External links

• "Anatomy diagram: 05287.011-1". Roche Lexicon - illustrated navigator. Elsevier. Archived from the original on 2013-04-22.