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The retromolar area of a human mandible is covered by the retromolar pad (also known as the piriformis papilla), an elevated triangular area of mucosa.It is composed of non-keratinized loose alveolar tissue covering glandular tissues and muscle fibers. [4]
The retromandibular vein (temporomaxillary vein, posterior facial vein) is a major vein of the face. It is formed within the parotid gland by the confluence of the maxillary vein , and superficial temporal vein .
From its origin it runs obliquely downward and backward, beneath the zygomaticus major muscle and zygomatic head of the levator labii superioris, descends along the anterior border and then on the superficial surface of the masseter, crosses over the body of the mandible, and passes obliquely backward, beneath the platysma and cervical fascia, superficial to the submandibular gland, the ...
The external jugular vein is a paired jugular vein which receives the greater part of the blood from the exterior of the cranium and the deep parts of the face, being formed by the junction of the posterior division of the retromandibular vein with the posterior auricular vein.
posteriorly, by the tympanic part of the temporal bone, [1] and the spina angularis of the sphenoid. superiorly , by the greater wing of the sphenoid below the infratemporal crest , and by the under surface of the temporal squama , containing the foramen ovale , which transmits the mandibular branch of the trigeminal nerve , and the foramen ...
Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects Wikidata item; Appearance. move to sidebar hide. The retromolar fossa is a fossa of the mandible located ...
The pterygoid plexus (/ ˈ t ɛ r ɪ ɡ ɔɪ d /; [1] from Greek pteryx, "wing" and eidos, "shape") is a fine venous plexus upon and within the lateral pterygoid muscle. It drains by a short maxillary vein. [2]
The maxillary vein or internal maxillary vein is a vein of the head.It is a short trunk which accompanies (the first part of) the maxillary artery.It is formed by a confluence of the veins of the pterygoid plexus.