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Pharyngeal Constrictor Muscles Flashcards

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Pharyngeal constrictor muscles

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  1. Superior P.C.pharyngeal constrictor
  2. Middle PC
  3. inferior PC
  4. stylopharyngeus
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Superior PC

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Closes off nasopharynx during swallowing

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Stylopharyngeus

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Elevates and widens pharynx during swallowing

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Middle pharyngeal constrictor

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Primarily pharyngeal construction

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Inferior pharyngeal constrictor

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Decreases diameter of lower pharynx

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Pharyngeal constrictor muscles (function)

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Aid in swallowing; change resonant properties of pharynx

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