corpus cavernosum maxillaris

Term ID

UBERON:0013658

Synonyms

• palatal corpus cavernosum maxillaris
• palatal organ
• palatal reital organ

Definition

A bulbous ridge of highly vascularized tissue that runs along the center of the hard palate, expanding cranially to form two large lobes that terminate under the tip of the rostral palate, with another enlarged node at the caudal terminus. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23450839

References

Ontology

Uberon Ontology