Biomaterial Database

[Surgery of the pterygopalatine fossa]. 1972

R Takahashi

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008438	Maxillary Artery	A branch of the external carotid artery which distributes to the deep structures of the face (internal maxillary) and to the side of the face and nose (external maxillary).	Arteries, Maxillary,Artery, Maxillary,Maxillary Arteries
D008442	Maxillary Nerve	The intermediate sensory division of the trigeminal (5th cranial) nerve. The maxillary nerve carries general afferents from the intermediate region of the face including the lower eyelid, nose and upper lip, the maxillary teeth, and parts of the dura.	Alveolar Nerve, Superior,Alveolar Nerves, Superior,Maxillary Nerves,Nerve, Maxillary,Nerve, Superior Alveolar,Nerves, Maxillary,Nerves, Superior Alveolar,Superior Alveolar Nerve,Superior Alveolar Nerves
D008443	Maxillary Sinus	The air space located in the body of the MAXILLARY BONE near each cheek. Each maxillary sinus communicates with the middle passage (meatus) of the NASAL CAVITY on the same side.	Antrum of Highmore,Maxillary Antrum,Maxillary Ostium,Antrum, Maxillary,Highmore Antrum,Maxillary Antrums,Maxillary Ostiums,Sinus, Maxillary
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D013100	Sphenoid Bone	An irregular unpaired bone situated at the SKULL BASE and wedged between the frontal, temporal, and occipital bones (FRONTAL BONE; TEMPORAL BONE; OCCIPITAL BONE). Sphenoid bone consists of a median body and three pairs of processes resembling a bat with spread wings. The body is hollowed out in its inferior to form two large cavities (SPHENOID SINUS).	Greater Sphenoid Wing,Bone, Sphenoid,Greater Sphenoid Wings,Sphenoid Bones,Sphenoid Wing, Greater