pterygopalatine fossa (pteromaxillary or sphenomaxillary fossa)

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Introduction

A small pyramidal space between the pterygoid process of the sphenoid bone, the maxilla & the palatine bone. It contains the pterygopalatine ganglion.

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References

  1. ↑ Grant's Atlas of Anatomy, 10th edition, AMR Agur & MJ Lee (eds), Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, 1999
  2. ↑ Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999
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