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Mastoid process
Styloid process
Pharyngobasilar fascia
Superior pharyngeal constrictor muscle
Stylohyoid ligament
Styloglossus muscle
Stylopharyngeus muscle
Stylohyoid muscle
Middle pharyngeal constrictor muscle
Digastric muscle (posterior belly) (
cut)
Hyoglossus muscle
Intermediate tendon of digastric muscle (
cut)
Hyoid bone
Digastric muscle (posterior
belly) (
cut)
Glossopharyngeal part of superior
pharyngeal constrictor
Genioglossus muscle
Mylohyoid muscle (
cut)
Geniohyoid muscle
Lingual nerve
Artery to frenulum
Submandibular duct
(of Wharton)
Styloglossus muscle
Palatoglossus muscle (
cut)
Stylohyoid ligament
Stylopharyngeus muscle
Lingual artery
Internal jugular vein
Retromandibular vein
Facial vein
Lingual vein
Sublingual artery and vein
Geniohyoid muscle
Genioglossus muscle
Hyoid bone
Hypoglossal nerve (XII)
Palatopharyngeus muscle
Palatoglossus muscle
Inferior longitudinal muscle of tongue
Submandibular ganglion
Deep lingual artery
and venae comitantes
Vena comitans of hypoglossal nerve
Dorsal lingual artery and vein
Suprahyoid artery
External carotid artery
Hyoglossus muscle (
cut)
Superior pharyngeal
constrictor muscle
Fibrous loop for intermediate digastric tendon
Lateral view
Common trunk for facial,
retromandibular, and
lingual veins (common
facial vein)
Tongue
See±also±
Plates 58, 129
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