- Internal pterygoid
Internal pterygoid is the obsolete attribution for medial pterygoid, and refers to:
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Medial pterygoid muscle
*Medial pterygoid nerve
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internal pterygoid muscle — n PTERYGOID MUSCLE (b) … Medical dictionary
pterygoid muscle — n either of two muscles extending from the sphenoid bone to the lower jaw: a) a muscle that arises from the greater wing of the sphenoid bone and from the outer surface of the lateral pterygoid plate, is inserted into the condyle of the mandible… … Medical dictionary
pterygoid muscle — noun muscle descending from the sphenoid bone to the lower jaw • Hypernyms: ↑skeletal muscle, ↑striated muscle * * * noun : either of two muscles extending from the sphenoid bone to the lower jaw: a. : an external muscle that arises from the… … Useful english dictionary
pterygoid process — /ˈtɛrəgɔɪd ˌproʊsɛs/ (say teruhgoyd .prohses) noun 1. either of two processes descending, one on each side, from the point where the body of the sphenoid bone joins a bone of a temporal wing within the skull, each process consisting of two plates …
Pterygoid plexus — Vein: Pterygoid plexus Veins of the head and neck. Latin plexus venosus pterygoideus, plexus pterygoideus Gray s … Wikipedia
Internal occipital crest — Bone: Internal occipital crest Occipital bone. Inner surface. (Internal occipital crest not labeled, but occipital sinus is visible at center.) … Wikipedia
Pterygoid branches of maxillary artery — Infobox Artery Name = PAGENAME Latin = rami pterygoidei arteriae maxillaris GraySubject = 144 GrayPage = 561 Caption = Plan of branches of internal maxillary artery. (Pterygoid labeled at center top.) Caption2 = Plan of branches of internal… … Wikipedia
pterygoid plexus — noun a plexus of veins draining the region of the pterygoid muscles and draining into the internal maxillary and anterior facial veins • Hypernyms: ↑plexus, ↑rete * * * noun : a plexus of veins draining the region of the pterygoid muscles and… … Useful english dictionary
Internal carotid artery — Infobox Artery Name = Internal carotid artery Latin = arteria carotis interna GraySubject = 146 GrayPage = 566 Width = 250 Caption = Arteries of the neck. The internal carotid arteries arise from the common carotid arteries labeled Common caroti… … Wikipedia
pterygoid artery — noun : a branch of the internal maxillary artery supplying the pterygoid muscles … Useful english dictionary
