Pharynx Flashcards by Steph Morton

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Superior constrictor insertion

A

Pharyngeal raphe

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Superior constrictor origin

A

Pterygomandibular raphe and adjacent bone

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Superior constrictor innervation

A

CN X

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Superior constrictor action

A

Constricts wall of pharynx during swallowing

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Middle constrictor origin

A

Hyoid bone

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Middle constrictor insertion

A

Pharyngeal raphe

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Middle constrictor innervation

A

CN X

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Middle constrictor action

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Constricts wall of pharynx during swallowing

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Inferior constrictor origin

A

Thyroid cartilage, Cricoid cartilage

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Inferior constrictor insertion

A

Pharyngeal raphe

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Inferior constrictor innervation

A

CN X

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Inferior constrictor action

A

Constricts wall of pharynx during swallowing

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Stylopharyngeus origin

A

Styloid process

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Stylopharyngeus insertion

A

Pharyngeal wall

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Stylopharyngeus innervation

A

CN IX

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Stylopharyngeus action

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Elevates wall of pharynx during swallowing

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Salpingopharyngeus origin

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Eustachian tube (cartilaginous part)

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Salpingopharyngeus insertion

A

Pharyngeal wall

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Salpingopharyngeus innervation

A

CN X

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Salpingopharyngeus action

A

Elevates wall of pharynx during swallowing

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Palatopharyngeus origin

A

Hard palate, Palatine aponeurosis

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Palatopharyngeus insertion

A

Pharyngeal wall, thyroid cartilage

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Palatopharyngeus innervation

A

CN X

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Palatopharyngeus action

A

Elevates wall of pharynx during swallowing, depresses soft palate