In human anatomy, the pterygopalatine fossa (sphenopalatine fossa) is a fossa in the skull. It is a cone-shaped paired depression deep to the infratemporal fossa and posterior to the maxilla on each side of the skull, located between the pterygoid process and the maxillary tuberosity, close to the apex of the orbit. It is the indented area medial ...
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Sphenomaxillary fossa, a small pyramidal space, housing the pterygopalatine ganglion, between the pterygoid process, the maxilla, and the palatine bone. ... Synonym: fossa pterygopalatina, Bichat's fossa, pterygomaxillary fossa, sphenomaxillary fossa. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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Type: Term Definitions: 1. a small pyramidal space, housing the pterygopalatine ganglion and third part of the maxillary artery, between the pterygoid process, the maxilla, and the palatine bone. Synonyms: fossa pterygopalatina, Bichat fossa, pterygomaxillary fossa, sphenomaxillary fossa
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