title: [The buccal adipose body (Bichat's fat-pad). Morphological study].
abstract: Bichat's fat-pad was examined using dissections of newborns and adults, and histological sections of embryos and fetuses. A main part or body with six extensions (masseteric, superficial temporal, deep temporal, pterygomandibular, sphenopalatine and inferior orbital) can be recognized.
authors.affiliation: Institut d'Anatomie Normale, Faculté de Médecine, Strasbourg, France.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Kahn
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sick
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Laude
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Koritké
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000166:cytology; D000328:Adult; D002610:Cheek / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000166:cytology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male
vernacular_title: Le corpus adiposum buccae (boule de Bichat). Etude morphologique.