This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 1138 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
| Plica semilunaris of the fauces | |
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| Details | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | plica semilunaris faucium |
| TA98 | A05.2.01.008 |
| TA2 | 2850 |
| FMA | 55049 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
The plica semilunaris is the thin upper part of the fold of mucous membrane in the supratonsillar fossa that reaches across between the two arches. A separate fold is called the plica triangularis which runs inferoposteriorly from the posterior surface of the palatoglossal arch to cover the inferior portion of the tonsil.