Dissection of the muscles of the palate from behind.
Details
Origin
Lower part of the cartilage of the auditory tube
Insertion
Fibers pass downward and blend with the palatopharyngeus muscle to the upper border thyroid cartilage, blending with constrictor fibers
Artery
Ascending pharyngeal artery
Nerve
Vagus nerve (CN X)
Actions
Assists in elevating pharynx, pulls on torus tubarius to pressure equalize middle ear
Identifiers
Latin
musculus salpingopharyngeus
TA98
A05.3.01.115
TA2
2191
FMA
46665
Anatomical terms of muscle
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The salpingopharyngeus muscle is a muscle of the pharynx. It arises from the lower part of the cartilage of the Eustachian tube,[1] and inserts into the palatopharyngeus muscle by blending with its posterior fasciculus. It is innervated by vagus nerve (cranial nerve X) via the pharyngeal plexus. It raises the pharynx and larynx during deglutition (swallowing) and laterally draws the pharyngeal walls up. It opens the pharyngeal orifice of the Eustachian tube during swallowing to allow for the equalization of pressure between it and the pharynx.
^Sinnatamby, Chummy (2011). Last's Anatomy (12th ed.). Elsevier Australia. p. 385. ISBN 978-0-7295-3752-0.
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