Pterygomandibular raphe

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

The pterygomandibular raphe (pterygomandibular ligament) is a ligamentous band of the buccopharyngeal fascia, attached superiorly to the hamulus of the medial pterygoid plate, and inferiorly to the posterior end of the mylohyoid line of the mandible.

• Its medial surface is covered by the mucous membrane of the mouth.

• Its lateral surface is separated from the ramus of the mandible by a quantity of adipose tissue.

• Its posterior border gives attachment to the superior pharyngeal constrictor muscle.

• Its anterior border attaches to the posterior edge of the buccinator.

See also

• raphe

External links

• 127533134 at GPnotebook
• Roche Lexicon - illustrated navigator, at Elsevier 05287.011-1
• Roche Lexicon - illustrated navigator, at Elsevier 25420.000-1

This article incorporates text from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy.