[The buccal adipose body (Bichat's fat-pad). Morphological study].
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.
Kahn
J L
JL
Institut d'Anatomie Normale, Faculté de Médecine, Strasbourg, France.
Sick
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Laude
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Koritké
J G
JG
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
Le corpus adiposum buccae (boule de Bichat). Etude morphologique.