Tonsillar fossa

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Tonsillar fossa
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The mouth cavity. (Tonsillar fossa, which is a part of the oropharynx, visible but not labeled.)
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Identifiers
Latin fossa tonsillaris
TA98 A05.2.01.009
TA2 2851
FMA 55041
Anatomical terminology

The tonsillar fossa (or tonsillar sinus) is a space delineated by the triangular fold (plica triangularis) of the palatoglossal and palatopharyngeal arches within the lateral wall of the oral cavity. [1]

In many cases, however, this sinus is obliterated by its walls becoming adherent to the palatine tonsils.

References

  1. "tonsillar fossa". TheFreeDictionary.com. Retrieved 2016-11-05.

PD-icon.svgThis article incorporates text in the public domain from page 1138 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)