tonsillar sinus
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Tonsillar fossa — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = fossa tonsillaris GraySubject = 243 GrayPage = 1138 Caption = The mouth cavity. (Tonsillar fossa visible but not labeled.) Caption2 = Precursor = System = Artery = Vein = Nerve = Lymph = MeshName =… … Wikipedia
sinus — 1. [TA] A channel for the passage of blood or lymph, without the coats of an ordinary vessel; e.g., blood passages in the gravid uterus or those in the cerebral meninges. 2. [TA] A cavity or … Medical dictionary
Branch of glossopharyngeal nerve to carotid sinus — Nerve: Branch of glossopharyngeal nerve to carotid sinus Hypoglossal nerve, cervical plexus, and their branches. (Nerve not labeled, but region is visible.) Latin ramus sinus carotici nervi glossopharyngei Gray s … Wikipedia
fossa tonsillaris — [TA] tonsillar fossa: the depression between the palatoglossal and palatopharyngeal arches in which the palatine tonsil is located; called also tonsillar sinus … Medical dictionary
tonsil — tonsillar, tonsilar, tonsillary /ton seuh ler ee/, adj. /ton seuhl/, n. Anat. a prominent oval mass of lymphoid tissue on each side of the throat. [1595 1605; < L tonsillae (pl.) the tonsils] * * * Small mass of lymphoid tissue in the wall of the … Universalium
branch — An offshoot; in anatomy, one of the primary divisions of a nerve or blood vessel. A b.. See ramus, artery, nerve, vein. SYN: ramus (1) [TA]. accessory meningeal b. SYN: pterygomeningeal artery … Medical dictionary
Ramus — In anatomy, a branch, such as a branch of a blood vessel or nerve. For example, the ramus acetabularis arteriae circumflexae femoris medialis is the branch of an artery that goes to the socket of the hip joint. The plural of ramus is rami. * * *… … Medical dictionary
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
fossa — A depression usually more or less longitudinal in shape below the level of the surface of a part. [L. a trench or ditch] acetabular f. [TA] a depressed area in the floor of the acetabulum superior to the … Medical dictionary
Human pharynx — pharynx Head and neck. Pharynx … Wikipedia
