lateral pterygoid plate
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Lateral pterygoid plate — Infobox Bone Name = Lateral pterygoid plate Latin = lamina lateralis processus pterygoidei GraySubject = 35 GrayPage = 151 Caption = Medial wall of left orbit. (Label pterygoid plate labeled at bottom right.) Caption2 = Sphenoid bone, anterior… … Wikipedia
pterygoid plate — n either of two vertical plates making up a pterygoid process of the sphenoid bone: a) a broad thin plate that forms the lateral part of the pterygoid process and gives attachment to the lateral pterygoid muscle on its lateral surface and to the… … Medical dictionary
Lateral pterygoid muscle — Infobox Muscle Name = PAGENAME Latin = m. pterygoideus lateralis, m. pterygoideus externus GraySubject = 109 GrayPage = 386 | Caption = The Pterygoidei; the zygomatic arch and a portion of the ramus of the mandible have been removed. (Labeled as… … Wikipedia
Medial pterygoid plate — Bone: Medial pterygoid plate Sphenoid bone. Anterior and inferior surfaces. (Medial pterygoid plate labeled at bottom left.) … Wikipedia
pterygoid plate — noun : pterygoid lamina * * * pterygoid plate, either of the two sections, the lateral section or the medial section, that make up a pterygoid process … Useful english 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 — (from the Greek for winglike ) can refer to: * Pterygoid processes of the sphenoid bone ** The Lateral pterygoid plate by it * a muscle such as Lateral pterygoid muscle or Medial pterygoid muscle * a branch of the Mandibular nerve … Wikipedia
Pterygoid fossa — Infobox Bone Name = Pterygoid fossa Latin = f. pterygoidea ossis sphenoidalis GraySubject = 35 GrayPage = 151 Caption = Sphenoid bone. Upper and posterior surfaces. (Pterygoid fossa labeled at left.) Caption2 = System = Precursor = MeshName =… … Wikipedia
Pterygoid processes of the sphenoid — Infobox Bone Name = PAGENAME Latin = processus pterygoideus ossis sphenoidalis GraySubject = 35 GrayPage = 151 Caption = Sphenoid bone, upper surface. Caption2 = Sphenoid bone, anterior and inferior surfaces. Width = 300 MusclesOrigins =… … Wikipedia
pterygoid plate lateral — lamina lateralis processus pterygoidei … Medical dictionary
