See Also: neutral buffered formalin fixative(medicine)
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musculus tensor palati(medicine)
musculus tensor tarsi(medicine)
musculus tensor veli palatini(medicine)
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musculus tensor palati (medicine) and neutral buffered formalin fixative (medicine)


musculus tensor palati (medicine)


musculus tensor palati -->
tensor veli palati muscle
<anatomy> Tensor muscle of soft palate, musculus tensor palati; musculus palatosalpingeus; musculus sphenosalpingostaphylinus; dilator tubae; origin, scaphoid fossa of sphenoid, cartilaginous and membranous part of auditory (eustachian) tube and spine of sphenoid; insertion, posterior border of hard palate and aponeurosis of soft palate; action, tenses the soft palate; contributes to opening of auditory tube; nerve supply, branches of trigeminal nerve through the otic ganglion.

Synonym: musculus tensor veli palatini, dilator tubae, musculus palatosalpingeus, musculus sphenosalpingostaphylinus, musculus tensor palati, palatosalpingeus, tensor muscle of soft palate.


neutral buffered formalin fixative (medicine)


neutral buffered formalin fixative


A General histologic fixative less likely to leave formalin deposits in tissue than formol-saline fixative.