Tourtual, Kaspar

Tourtual,

Kaspar, Prussian anatomist, 1802-1865. Tourtual membrane - the elastic fibra membrane that extends from the ventricular fold of the larynx upward to the aryepiglottic fold. Synonym(s): quadrangular membraneTourtual sinus - the interval between the palatoglossal and palatopharyngeal arches above the tonsil, most obvious after the tonsil has regressed in the adult. Synonym(s): supratonsillar fossa