- parotid plexus
- plexus parotideus p. intraparotideus.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
Parotid plexus — Infobox Nerve Name = PAGENAME Latin = plexus intraparotideus GraySubject = 202 GrayPage = 902 Caption = Plan of the facial and intermediate nerves and their communication with other nerves. (Branches of facial nerve visible at bottom center.)… … Wikipedia
plexus intraparotideus — [TA] parotid plexus: a plexus formed by anastomosis of the terminal branches of the temporal, zygomatic, buccal, marginal mandibular, and cervical rami of the facial nerve, arising in the parotid gland. Called also p. parotideus … Medical dictionary
plexus — A network or interjoining of nerves and blood vessel s or of lymphatic vessels. [L. a braid] abdominal aortic (nervous) p. [TA] an autonomic p. surrounding the abdominal aorta, directly continuous with the thoracic aortic p. superiorly and … Medical dictionary
Parotid gland — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = glandula parotidea GraySubject = 177 GrayPage = 693 Caption = Salivary glands: #1 is Parotid gland #2 is Submandibular gland #3 is Sublingual gland Caption2 = Precursor = System = Artery = Vein = Nerve =… … Wikipedia
Tympanic plexus — Infobox Nerve Name = PAGENAME Latin = plexus tympanicus GraySubject = 204 GrayPage = 909 Caption = View of the inner wall of the tympanum. (Grooves for tympanic plexus labeled at center.) Caption2 = Plan of the facial and intermediate nerves and… … Wikipedia
Stensen plexus — the venous network around the parotid duct … Medical dictionary
branch — An offshoot; in anatomy, one of the primary divisions of a nerve or blood vessel. A b.. See ramus, artery, nerve, vein. SYN: ramus (1) [TA]. accessory meningeal b. SYN: pterygomeningeal artery … Medical dictionary
Glossopharyngeal nerve — Nerve: Glossopharyngeal nerve Plan of upper portions of glossopharyngeal, vagus, and accessory nerves … Wikipedia
Otic ganglion — Nerve: Otic ganglion The otic ganglion and its branches. Mandibular division of trifacial nerve, seen f … Wikipedia
Facial nerve — Nerve: Facial nerve Cranial nerve VII The nerves of the scalp, face, and side of neck … Wikipedia