Pterygomandibular raphe

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Pterygomandibular raphe
Muscles of the pharynx and cheek. (Pterygo-Mandibular ligament labeled at center, vertically.)
Latin raphe pterygomandibularis
Gray's subject #108 384
Dorlands/Elsevier r_03/12692990

The pterygomandibular raphé (pterygomandibular ligament) is a tendinous band of the buccopharyngeal fascia, attached by one extremity to the hamulus of the medial pterygoid plate, and by the other to the posterior end of the mylohyoid line of the mandible.

  • Its medial surface is covered by the mucous membrane of the mouth.
  • Its anterior border attaches to the posterior edge of the buccinator.

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