Dissection of head and neck from a posterior approach

Musculature of soft palate

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Image #82-7

Dissection of head and neck from a posterior approach

Musculature of soft palate

The mucous membrane has been removed from the left half of the soft palate and pharyngeal wall.

1. Ascending pharyngeal artery
2. Internal carotid artery (cut off)
3. Cartilaginous auditory tube
4. Levator veli palatini muscle
5. Mandibular nerve
6. Ascending palatine artery
7. Tensor veli palatini muscle
8. Pterygoid hamulus
9. Superior pharyngeal constrictor muscle (cut across)
10. Parotid gland
11. Posterior auricular artery
12. Palatopharyngeus muscle
13. Stylopharyngeus muscle
14. Stylohyoid ligament
15. Stylohyoid muscle (cut across)
16. Digastric muscle (cut across)
17. External maxillary artery
18. Occipital artery
19. Greater horn hyoid bone
20. Lingual artery
21. Lateral thyrohyoid ligament
22. External carotid artery
23. Nasal septum
24. Inferior nasal concha
25. Torus tubarius
26. Salpingopharyngeal fold
27. Velum of palate
28. Uvular muscle
29. Uvula
30. Body of tongue
31. Vallate papilla
32. Upper pointer: Sulcus terminalis Lower pointer: Foramen caecum
33. Prevertebral fascia
34. Lingual tonsil
35. Oral part pharynx
36. Upper pointer: Epiglottic vallecula Lower pointer: Median glossoepiglottic fold
37. Epiglottis