Palatopharyngeal arch

Palatopharyngeal arch
The mouth cavity. The cheeks have been slit transversely and the tongue pulled forward. (Pharyngopalatine arch labeled at upper right.)
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Identifiers
Latin	arcus palatopharyngeus, arcus pharyngopalatinus
TA	A05.2.01.007
FMA	55025
*Anatomical terminology* [edit on Wikidata]

The palatopharyngeal arch (pharyngopalatine arch, posterior pillar of fauces) is larger and projects farther toward the middle line than the Palatoglossal arch; it runs downward, lateralward, and backward to the side of the pharynx, and is formed by the projection of the Pharyngopalatinus, covered by mucous membrane.

References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

External links

lesson10 at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University)
Anatomy figure: 34:01-04 at Human Anatomy Online, SUNY Downstate Medical Center
Anatomy diagram: 05287.011-1 at Roche Lexicon - illustrated navigator, Elsevier

Anatomy of the mouth

Lip	Upper Lower Vermilion border Frenulum of lower lip Labial commissure of mouth Philtrum

Cheek	Buccal fat pad

Roof	Hard palate Soft palate Palatine raphe Incisive papilla

Gums	Interdental papilla Gingival sulcus Gingival margin Gingival fibers Junctional epithelium Mucogingival junction Sulcular epithelium Stippling Periodontium Cementum Gingiva Periodontal ligament

Glands	Parotid gland duct Submandibular gland duct Sublingual gland duct

Teeth	see tooth anatomy

Tongue	Top Taste bud Median sulcus Terminal sulcus Foramen cecum Lingual tonsils Underside Frenulum Fimbriated fold Sublingual caruncle Glossoepiglottic folds Lingual septum

Back of mouth	Oropharynx fauces Plica semilunaris of the fauces Uvula Palatoglossal arch Palatopharyngeal arch Tonsillar fossa Palatine tonsil

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