styloid apparatus
The styloid apparatus, found within the parapharyngeal space, refers to the structures derived from the second branchial arch (see branchial apparatus) along with associated ligaments and muscles:
- styloid process of the temporal bone
- lesser horn of the hyoid bone
- stylohyoid ligament
- stylomandibular ligament
- stylohyoid muscle
- styloglossus muscle
- stylopharyngeus muscle
Siehe auch:
- Ligamentum stylohyoideum
- Os hyoideum
- Musculus stylohyoideus
- Processus styloideus ossis temporalis
- stylomandibular ligament
- Musculus styloglossus
- Musculus stylopharyngeus
- Parapharyngealraum
und weiter:
Assoziationen und Differentialdiagnosen zu styloid apparatus:
