The tonsil is separated from its bed by loose areolar tissue. The structures forming the bed of the tonsil are: Superior constrictor muscle Styloglossus muscle The structures related to the bed of the tonsil are: styloid process (if enlarged) glossopharyngeal nerve facial artery submandibular salivary gland posterior belly of digastric medial pterygoid muscle angle of mandible Clinical importance: The glossophayrngeal nerve and the enlarged styloid process can be approached through the tonsillar bed for glossopharyngeal neurectomy and removal of styloid process in eagles syndrome
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