Pterygomandibular raphe

Pterygomandibular raphe
	Muscles of the pharynx and cheek. (Pterygo-Mandibular ligament labeled at center, vertically.)
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Identifiers
Latin	raphe pterygomandibularis
TA	A05.3.01.102
FMA	55618
	Anatomical terminology

The pterygomandibular raphe (pterygomandibular ligament) is a ligamentous band of the buccopharyngeal fascia, attached superiorly to the pterygoid hamulus of the medial pterygoid plate, and inferiorly to the posterior end of the mylohyoid line of the mandible.

Its medial surface is covered by the mucous membrane of the mouth.
Its lateral surface is separated from the ramus of the mandible by a quantity of adipose tissue.
Its posterior border gives attachment to the superior pharyngeal constrictor muscle.
Its anterior border attaches to the posterior edge of the buccinator.

References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 384 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

"Anatomy diagram: 05287.011-1". Roche Lexicon - illustrated navigator. Elsevier. Archived from the original on 2014-01-01.

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