| 1
.
| Upper pointer: Sphenoid sinus (mucosa removed) Lower pointer: Pterygoid canal (vidian) (cut open) |
| 2
.
| Sphenopalatine ganglion |
| 3
.
| Internal maxillary artery (cut off) |
| 4
.
| Artery of pterygoid canal |
| 5
.
| Descending palatine artery |
| 6
.
| Superior posterior alveolar artery |
| 7
.
| Anterior palatine nerve |
| 8
.
| Pterygoid fossa |
| 9
.
| Tensor veli palatini muscle |
| 10
.
| Tendinous band attaching mucosa of palate to pterygoid process |
| 11
.
| Position of pterygoid hamulus |
| 12
.
| Upper pointer: Superior pharyngeal constrictor muscle Lower pointer: Buccinator muscle (no distinct pterygomandibular raphe is discernable separating the two muscles) |
| 13
.
| Upper pointer: Lymphatic vessel from palate Lower pointer: Ascending palatine artery |
| 14
.
| Stylopharyngeus muscle |
| 15
.
| Styloglossus muscle (cut across and opened to show nerve supply) |
| 16
.
| Glossopharyngeal nerve (IX) |
| 17
.
| Branch of hypoglossal nerve to styloglossus muscle |
| 18
.
| Upper pointer: Mandibular nerve (V) Lower pointer: Foramen ovale (opened) |
| 19
.
| Upper pointer: Otic ganglion Lower pointer: Middle meningeal artery (foramen spinosum opened) |
| 20
.
| Chorda tympani |
| 21
.
| Tensor veli palatini nerve |
| 22
.
| Alar fascia |
| 23
.
| Styloid process |
| 24
.
| Levator veli palatini muscle |
| 25
.
| Digastric muscle (cut off) |
| 26
.
| Upper pointer: Facial nerve (VII) Lower pointer: Internal jugular vein |
| 27
.
| Upper pointer: Tendon of stylohyoid muscle Lower pointer: Tip of styloid process |
| 28
.
| Upper pointer: Rectus capitis lateralis muscle Lower pointer: Transverse process atlas |
| 29
.
| Occipital artery |
| 30
.
| Anterior rami cervical nerve II |
| 31
.
| Hypoglossal nerve (XII) |
| 32
.
| (Gray) ramus communicans from superior cervical ganglion to cervical nerve II |
| 33
.
| External carotid nerve plexus |
| 34
.
| Vagus nerve (X) |
