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  2. Retropharyngeal space - Wikipedia

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    The retropharyngeal space (abbreviated as "RPS" [1] [2]) is a potential space [2] [3] and deep compartment of the head and neck [1] situated posterior to the pharynx. [4] The RPS is bounded anteriorly by the buccopharyngeal fascia , posteriorly by the alar fascia , and laterally by the carotid sheath .

  3. Retropharyngeal lymph nodes - Wikipedia

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    The retropharyngeal lymph nodes, from one to three in number, lie in the buccopharyngeal fascia, behind the upper part of the pharynx and in front of the arch of the atlas, being separated, however, from the latter by the longus capitis. Their afferents drain the nasal cavities, the nasal part of the pharynx, and the auditory tubes.

  4. Retropharyngeal abscess - Wikipedia

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    Retropharyngeal abscess (RPA) is an abscess located in the tissues in the back of the throat behind the posterior pharyngeal wall (the retropharyngeal space).Because RPAs typically occur in deep tissue, they are difficult to diagnose by physical examination alone.

  5. Retropharyngeal - Wikipedia

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    Retropharyngeal may refer to: Retropharyngeal abscess; Retropharyngeal space This page was last edited on 29 December 2019, at 22:11 (UTC). Text is available under ...

  6. List of medical roots, suffixes and prefixes - Wikipedia

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    Meaning Origin language and etymology Example(s) bacillus: rod-shaped Latin baculus, stick Bacillus anthracis: bacteri-Pertaining to bacteria: Latin bacterium; Greek βακτήριον (baktḗrion), small staff bacteriophage, bactericide: balan-of the glans penis or glans clitoridis: Greek βάλανος (bálanos), acorn, glans balanitis: bas-

  7. The symptoms of influenza A and B can be identical, experts ...

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    It's flu season right now, and the U.S. is in the midst of a wave that's straining hospitals.But not all influenza is the same. There are some notable differences between flu A and flu B strains.

  8. Carotid sheath - Wikipedia

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    The carotid sheath is situated at each lateral boundary of the retropharyngeal space, [3] deep to the sternocleidomastoid muscle. [ 2 ] : 579 [ 3 ] [ 2 ] The pharynx is situated medial to the carotid sheath, (in the suprahyoid region) the parotid gland laterally to it, in the suprahyoid region the infratemporal fossa anterior to it, and the ...

  9. Pharyngeal recess - Wikipedia

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    At the base of this recess is the retropharyngeal lymph node (the node of Rouvière). This is clinically significant in that it may be involved in certain head and neck cancers , notably nasopharyngeal cancer .