Pharyngeal Muscles Flashcards
Superior constrictor m. origin
Pterygoid hamulus; pterygomandibular raphe; posterior end of mylohyoid line of mandible; side of tongue
Superior constrictor m. insertion
Pharyngeal tubercle on basilar part of occipital bone; pharyngeal raphe
Superior constrictor m. innervation
Pharyngeal branch of CN X and pharyngeal plexus
Middle constrictor m. origin
Stylohyoid ligament and greater and lesser horns of hyoid
Middle constrictor m. insertion
Pharyngeal raphe
Middle constrictor m. innervation
Pharyngeal branch of CN X; pharyngeal plexus; branches of external superior and recurrent laryngeal nn.
Inferior constrictor m. origin
Oblique line of thyroid cartilage and side of cricoid cartilage
Inferior constrictor m. insertion
Pharyngeal raphe; cricopharyngeal part encircles pharyngoesophageal junction
Inferior constrictor m. innervation
Pharyngeal branch of CN X; pharyngeal plexus; branches of external superior and recurrent laryngeal nn.
Palatopharyngeus m. origin
Hard palate and palatine aponeurosis
Palatopharyngeus m. insertion
Posterior border of lamina of thyroid cartilage and side of pharynx and esophagus
Palatopharyngeus m. innervation
Pharyngeal branch of CN X; pharyngeal plexus
Palatopharyngeus m. action
Elevate pharynx and larynx during swallowing and speaking
Salpingopharyngeus m. origin
Cartilaginous part of pharyngotympanic tube
Salpingopharyngeus m. insertion
Blends with palatopharyngeus