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pterygopalatine fossa (pair)

Identification
Official Latin term fossa pterygopalatina (par)
Official term pterygopalatine fossa (pair)
Unit identifier TAH:U329
Unit type pair
Materiality immaterial
Navigation
Link to the unit pterygopalatine fossa (pair)
Links of entity generic: pterygopalatine fossa
Entity-oriented links Universal page Definition page
External links TA98 FMA PubMed
Partonomic links Level 2: cranium Short Extended
Level 3: terms of cranium
Taxonomic links Level 2: anatomical surface Short Extended
Level 3: region of surface of organ
Subsidiary language with Latin
Non Latin primary language
Taxonomic definition
Taxonomic definition A pterygopalatine fossa is a region of surface of bone [regio superficiei ossis ] which is between the anterior aspect of the root of the pterygoid process of the sphenoid bone and the posterior aspect of the maxilla.
Partonomy
TAH:E10200
human body
TAH:U259
TAH:U268
TAH:U305
TAH:U17009
TAH:U329 pterygopalatine fossa (pair) inv
Taxonomy
Date: 15.06.2025