Tonsillar fossa

Tonsillar fossa
The mouth cavity. (Tonsillar fossa, which is a part of the mesopharynx, visible but not labeled.)
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Identifiers
Latin	fossa tonsillaris
Dorlands /Elsevier	f_14/12376803
TA	A05.2.01.009
FMA	55041
*Anatomical terminology* [edit on Wikidata]

Between the plica triangularis and the surface of the palatine tonsils is a space known as the tonsillar fossa (or tonsillar sinus); in many cases, however, this sinus is obliterated by its walls becoming adherent.

References

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

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Anatomy of the mouth

Lip	Upper Lower Vermilion border Frenulum of lower lip Labial commissure of mouth Philtrum

Cheek	Buccal fat pad

Roof	Hard palate Soft palate Palatine raphe Incisive papilla

Gums	Interdental papilla Gingival sulcus Gingival margin Gingival fibers Junctional epithelium Mucogingival junction Sulcular epithelium Stippling Periodontium Cementum Gingiva Periodontal ligament

Glands	Parotid gland duct Submandibular gland duct Sublingual gland duct

Teeth	see tooth anatomy

Tongue	Top Taste bud Median sulcus Terminal sulcus Foramen cecum Lingual tonsils Underside Frenulum Plica fimbriata Sublingual caruncle Glossoepiglottic folds Lingual septum

Back of mouth	Oropharynx fauces Plica semilunaris of the fauces Uvula Palatoglossal arch Palatopharyngeal arch Tonsillar fossa Palatine tonsil

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