Superior pharyngeal constrictor muscle information

The superior pharyngeal constrictor muscle is a quadrilateral muscle of the pharynx. It is the uppermost and thinnest of the three pharyngeal constrictors...

The middle pharyngeal constrictor is a fan-shaped muscle located in the neck. It is one of three pharyngeal constrictor muscles. It is smaller than the...

The inferior pharyngeal constrictor muscle is a skeletal muscle of the neck. It is the thickest of the three outer pharyngeal muscles. It arises from the...

circular layer includes: Superior constrictor muscle Middle constrictor muscle Inferior constrictor muscle During swallowing, these muscles constrict to propel...

mandible. It gives attachment to the buccinator muscle (in front), and the superior pharyngeal constrictor muscle (behind). The pterygomandibular raphe is a...

the glossopalatine arches, and with the pharynx by the superior pharyngeal constrictor muscle and the mucous membrane. It also forms the anterior wall...

needed] It is formed as a thickening of the pharyngeal mucosa superior to the superior pharyngeal constrictor muscle. It attaches to the basilar part of occipital...

origin to its insertion, the muscle passes medial to the superior margin of the superior pharyngeal constrictor muscle. It lies lateral to the choana...

middle pharyngeal constrictor muscle. It has the following components: Motor – pharyngeal branch of vagus nerve (CN X) which arises from the superior portion...

part of the inferior pharyngeal constrictor muscle, middle pharyngeal constrictor muscle, superior pharyngeal constrictor muscle).[verification needed]...

pharyngomaxillary space), which is lateral to the superior pharyngeal constrictor muscle and medial to the masseter muscle. This space is divided by the styloid process...

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foramen magnum. The pharyngeal tubercle gives attachment to the pharyngeal raphe and, thereby, the superior pharyngeal constrictor muscle which forms it....

posterosuperiorly. It is the site of origin of the mylohyoid muscle, the superior pharyngeal constrictor muscle, and the pterygomandibular raphe. The mylohyoid line...

styloglossus muscle, the tonsillar artery penetrates the superior pharyngeal constrictor muscle to enter the pharynx and reach the palatine tonsil. The...

[citation needed] and between the superior pharyngeal constrictor muscle and the middle pharyngeal constrictor muscle. It divides upon the side of the...

relations: The parotid gland comes into contact with the superior pharyngeal constrictor muscle at the medial border, where the anteromedial and posteromedial...

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gives branches to pharyngeal plexus and the superior portion of the inferior pharyngeal constrictor, and communicates with the superior cardiac nerve behind...

only muscle of the pharynx not to originate in the pharyngeal wall. Some of its fibers are lost in the superior and middle constrictor muscles, some...

This is a table of skeletal muscles of the human anatomy, with muscle counts and other information. Skeletal muscle maps Anterior view Posterior view...

large number of muscles attach to the hyoid: Superior Middle pharyngeal constrictor muscle Hyoglossus muscle Genioglossus Intrinsic muscles of the tongue...

and sternothyroid muscles. To its medial side are the inferior pharyngeal constrictor muscle and the external branch of the superior laryngeal nerve. It...

pretracheal fascia (visceral fascia). It covers the superior pharyngeal constrictor muscles, and buccinator muscle. The buccopharyngeal fascia is a thin lamina...

mylohyoid line, where the mylohyoid muscle attaches; a small part of the superior pharyngeal constrictor muscle attaches to the posterior ridge, near...

inferior pharyngeal constrictor muscle. The recurrent laryngeal nerves control all intrinsic muscles of the larynx except for the cricothyroid muscle. These...

by pharyngeal peristalsis which takes place by sequential contraction of the superior, middle and inferior pharyngeal constrictor muscles (pharyngeal plexus—IX...

of mucosa and the superior pharyngeal constrictor muscle. The muscle stays attached to the pharyngeal wall at the upper side (superior flap) or at the lower...

inferior pharyngeal constrictor muscle to reach the posterior surface of the larynx.[citation needed] At the inferior border of the inferior pharyngeal constrictor...