pharyngeal venous plexus
1Pharyngeal plexus (venous) — Infobox Vein Name = PAGENAME Latin = plexus pharyngeus GraySubject = GrayPage = Caption = Caption2 = DrainsFrom = Source = DrainsTo = Artery = MeshName = MeshNumber = DorlandsPre = p 24 DorlandsSuf = 12648279 The pharyngeal veins begin in the… …
2plexus pharyngeus — [TA] pharyngeal plexus: a venous plexus posterolateral to the pharynx, formed by the pharyngeal veins, communicating with the pterygoid venous plexus, and draining into the internal jugular vein. Called also p. pharyngealis …
3plexus venosus foraminis ovalis — [TA] venous plexus of foramen ovale: a venous plexus that connects the cavernous sinus through the foramen ovale with the pterygoid plexus and the pharyngeal plexus; called also rete foraminis ovalis …
4Pharyngeal plexus — can refer to: * Pharyngeal plexus of vagus nerve * Pharyngeal plexus (venous) …
5plexus — A network or interjoining of nerves and blood vessel s or of lymphatic vessels. [L. a braid] abdominal aortic (nervous) p. [TA] an autonomic p. surrounding the abdominal aorta, directly continuous with the thoracic aortic p. superiorly and …
6pharyngeal vein — noun veins from the pharyngeal plexus that empty into the internal jugular vein • Syn: ↑vena pharyngeus • Hypernyms: ↑vein, ↑vena, ↑venous blood vessel …
7pharyngeal plexus — noun 1. : a plexus formed by branches of the glossopharyngeal, vagus, and sympathetic nerves supplying the muscles and mucous membrane of the pharynx and adjoining parts 2. : either of a pair of small venous plexuses at the side of and behind the …
8Pterygoid plexus — Vein: Pterygoid plexus Veins of the head and neck. Latin plexus venosus pterygoideus, plexus pterygoideus Gray s …
9Dural venous sinuses — Vein: Dural venous sinuses Dural veins …
10Vein — A blood vessel that carries blood low in oxygen content from the body back to the heart. The deoxygenated form of hemoglobin (deoxyhemoglobin) in venous blood makes it appear dark. Veins are part of the afferent wing of the circulatory system… …
