Carefully remove the conchae and nasal mucosa on the lateral wall of the
nasal cavity.
As seen in this dissection, this
procedure frequently opens the maxillary sinus since the wall
is thin. The levator veli palatini muscle lies just deep to the mucosa extending
to the soft palate. The torus tubarius and salpingopharyngeal fold will
help orient you. The tensor veli palatini muscle lies just anterior and
lateral to the levator veli palatini muscle. You will
have to remove some fat to expose its strong tendon which hooks around the hamulus of the medial
pterygoid plate.
