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Body Regions > Neck > Parapharyngeal Space
... > Musculoskeletal System > Skeleton > Bone and Bones > Skull > Skull Base > Parapharyngeal Space
... > Tissues > Connective Tissue > Bone and Bones > Skull > Skull Base > Parapharyngeal Space
Body Regions > Head > Skull Base > Parapharyngeal Space

Preferred term

Parapharyngeal Space  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Lateral Pharyngeal Space
  • Pharyngeal Space, Lateral
  • Pharyngomaxillary Space

Scope note

  • The deep neck space near the PHARYNX located anterior to the ptyergomandibular raphe, posterior to the prevertebral fascia, inferior to the SKULL BASE, and superior to the HYOID BONE. Prestyloid parapharyngeal space contains cranial nerves IX, X, XI, XII and internal JUGULAR VEIN and internal CAROTID ARTERY. Poststyloid parapharyngeal space contains AURICULARTEMPORAL NERVE and MAXILLARY ARTERY and ascending pharyngeal artery.

History note

  • 2020

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D000080886

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