Pterygomandibular raphe

The pterygomandibular raphe (pterygomandibular ligament) is a ligamentous band of the buccopharyngeal fascia, attached superiorly to the pterygoid 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

References

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

External links

• "Anatomy diagram: 05287.011-1". Roche Lexicon - illustrated navigator. Elsevier. Archived from the original on 2014-01-01. 
• "Anatomy diagram: 25420.000-1". Roche Lexicon - illustrated navigator. Elsevier. Archived from the original on 2014-01-01.