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UES muscles Flashcards

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thyropharyngeus

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superior portion of the inferior pharyngeal constrictor, relaxes during swallowing, fibers run oblique from midline pharynx to thyroid cart, motor and sensory innervation from Pharyngeal Plexus (pharyngeal branch of CN X vagus and CN IX glossopharyngeal)

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cricopharyngeus

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primary muscle of the UES, inferior portion of the inferior pharyngeal constrictor, relaxes during swallowing, fibers run horizontally and slightly kidney-shaped, motor and sensory innervation from Pharyngeal Plexus (pharyngeal branch of CN X vagus and CN IX glossopharyngeal)

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superior esophagus

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circular fibers, motor and sensory innervation from Pharyngeal Plexus (pharyngeal branch of CN X vagus and CN IX glossopharyngeal)

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