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Muscles of the Pharynx Flashcards

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Inferior Constrictor

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A: From the cricoid & thyroid cartilages to median pharyngeal raphe
Fx: general sphinteric & peristaltic action in swallowing

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Middle Constrictor

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A: From the greater & lesser cornu of hyoid & stylohyoid ligament to the median pharyngeal raphe
Fx: General sphinteric & peristaltic action in swallowing

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Superior Constrictor

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A: From pterygoid hamulus & pterygomandibular raphe to the median pharyngeal raphe
Fx: General sphinteric & peristaltic action in swallowing

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Salpingopharyngeus

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A: From the cartilage of the auditory tube to the lateral wall of the pharynx
Fx: Elevation of the superior lateral aspect of the pharyngeal wall

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Stylopharyngeus

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A: From the styloid process to the posterolateral aspect of the pharyngeal wall
Fx: elevation of the pharyngeal wall

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