Plica semilunaris of the fauces
Plica semilunaris of the fauces | |
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Identifiers | |
Latin | plica semilunaris faucium |
TA98 | A05.2.01.008 |
TA2 | 2850 |
FMA | 55049 |
Anatomical terminology [edit on Wikidata] |
The plica semilunaris is the thin upper part of the fold of mucous membrane in the supratonsillar fossa that reaches across between the two arches. A separate fold is called the plica triangularis which runs inferoposteriorly from the posterior surface of the palatoglossal arch to cover the inferior portion of the tonsil.
References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 1138 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
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Anatomy of the mouth
- Vermilion border
- Cupid's bow
- Frenulum of lower lip
- Labial commissure of mouth
- Philtrum
- White roll
- Buccal fat pad
- Hard palate
- Soft palate
- Palatine raphe
- Incisive papilla
- see tooth anatomy
- Oropharynx
- fauces
- Plica semilunaris of the fauces
- Uvula
- Palatoglossal arch
- Palatopharyngeal arch
- Tonsillar fossa
- Palatine tonsil
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