Palatoglossal arch

Palatoglossal arch

The mouth cavity. The cheeks have been slit transversely and the tongue pulled forward. (Glossopalatine arch labeled at upper right.)
Details
Latin Arcus palatoglossus,
arcus glossopalatinus
Identifiers
Gray's p.1137
Dorlands
/Elsevier		 a_58/12150628
TA A05.2.01.005
FMA 55024
Anatomical terminology

The palatoglossal arch (glossopalatine arch, anterior pillar of fauces) on either side runs downward, lateral (to the side), and forward to the side of the base of the tongue, and is formed by the projection of the glossopalatine muscle with its covering mucous membrane. It is the anterior border of isthmus faucium and marks the border between the mouth and the pharynx.

References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

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