The pterygoid plexus (/ˈtɛrɪɡɔɪd/; from Greek pteryx, "wing" and eidos, "shape") is a fine venous plexus upon and within the lateral pterygoid muscle....

pterygoid muscle, and the medial pterygoid muscle. It also contains important blood vessels such as the middle meningeal artery, the pterygoid plexus...

venous plexus External vertebral venous plexuses Internal vertebral venous plexuses Pampiniform venous plexus Prostatic venous plexus Pterygoid plexus Rectal...

via the branches of the sphenopalatine veins passing backward to the pterygoid plexus. While a classic finding in pediatric patients with allergic rhinitis...

The nerve of the pterygoid canal (Vidian nerve) is formed by the union of the (parasympathetic) greater petrosal nerve and (sympathetic) deep petrosal...

veins Middle temporal vein Transverse facial vein Maxillary veins Pterygoid plexus External jugular vein Posterior auricular vein Anterior jugular vein...

maxillary artery. It is formed by a confluence of the veins of the pterygoid plexus. It and passes posterior-ward between the sphenomandibular ligament...

(mostly through foramen ovale). There are also connections with the pterygoid plexus of veins via inferior ophthalmic vein, deep facial vein and emissary...

nerve Medial pectoral nerve Medial plantar nerve Medial pterygoid nerve Median nerve Meissner's plexus Mental nerve Middle cardiac nerve Middle cervical ganglion...

auricular artery Vein Superficial temporal veins, external jugular vein, pterygoid plexus Nerve Auriculotemporal nerve, great auricular nerve, auricular branch...