- palatine membrane
- the membrane covering the roof of the mouth.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
palatine artery — n 1) either of two arteries of each side of the face: a) an inferior artery that arises from the facial artery and divides into two branches of which one supplies the soft palate and the palatine glands and the other supplies esp. the tonsils and … Medical dictionary
Palatine nerves — Nerve: Palatine nerves The sphenopalatine ganglion and its branches. (Anterior palatine at bottom right, middle palatine at bottom center, and posterior palatine at bottom right.) Latin nervi palatini Gray s … Wikipedia
Palatine uvula — See also: Uvula of cerebellum and Uvula of urinary bladder Uvula Uvula s location in the human mouth Latin uvula palatina … Wikipedia
palatine artery — noun one of several arteries supplying the face • Syn: ↑arteria palatina • Hypernyms: ↑artery, ↑arteria, ↑arterial blood vessel * * * noun Etymology: palatine ( … Useful english dictionary
Palatine glands — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = glandulae palatinae GraySubject = 243 GrayPage = 1141 Caption = Caption2 = Precursor = System = Artery = Vein = Nerve = Lymph = MeshName = MeshNumber = DorlandsPre = g 06 DorlandsSuf = 12392532 The palatine … Wikipedia
Mucous membrane of the soft palate — Gray s subject #243 1141 The mucous membrane of the soft palate is thin, and covered with stratified squamous epithelium on both surfaces, excepting near the pharyngeal ostium of the auditory tube, where it is columnar and ciliated. According to… … Wikipedia
Descending palatine artery — Artery: Descending palatine artery Plan of branches of internal maxillary artery. ( Desc. pal. visible in upper right.) … Wikipedia
Greater palatine nerve — Infobox Nerve Name = PAGENAME Latin = nervus palatinus major, nervus palatinus anterior GraySubject = 200 GrayPage = 893 Caption = The sphenopalatine ganglion and its branches. (Anterior palatine at bottom right) Caption2 = Innervates =… … Wikipedia
Artery — A vessel that carries blood that is high in oxygen content away from the heart to the farthest reaches of the body. Since blood in arteries is usually full of oxygen, the hemoglobin in the red blood cells is oxygenated. The resultant form of… … Medical dictionary
TÊTE ET COU — La tête superpose un étage supérieur, le crâne, qui contient l’encéphale, un étage moyen, sensoriel, avec les fosses nasales, les orbites, les oreilles, et un étage inférieur, viscéral, ou aéro digestif (en avant, fosses nasales et cavité buccale … Encyclopédie Universelle