The superior pharyngeal constrictor muscle is a quadrilateral muscle of the pharynx. It is the uppermost and thinnest of the three pharyngeal constrictors...

The inferior pharyngeal constrictor muscle is a skeletal muscle of the neck. It is the thickest of the three outer pharyngeal muscles. It arises from the...

The middle pharyngeal constrictor is a fan-shaped muscle located in the neck. It is one of three pharyngeal constrictor muscles. It is smaller than the...

circular layer includes: Superior constrictor muscle Middle constrictor muscle Inferior constrictor muscle During swallowing, these muscles constrict to propel...

pharyngeal constrictor muscle Middle pharyngeal constrictor muscle Inferior pharyngeal constrictor muscle Pharyngeal artery Pharyngeal slit Pharyngeal tonsil...

the glossopalatine arches, and with the pharynx by the superior pharyngeal constrictor muscle and the mucous membrane. It also forms the anterior wall...

middle pharyngeal constrictor muscle. It has the following components: Motor – pharyngeal branch of vagus nerve (CN X) which arises from the superior portion...

mandible. It gives attachment to the buccinator muscle (in front), and the superior pharyngeal constrictor muscle (behind). The pterygomandibular raphe is a...

pharyngomaxillary space), which is lateral to the superior pharyngeal constrictor muscle and medial to the masseter muscle. This space is divided by the styloid process...

inferior pharyngeal constrictor muscle, middle pharyngeal constrictor muscle, superior pharyngeal constrictor muscle). Two sides of the pharyngeal wall are...

origin to its insertion, the muscle passes medial to the superior margin of the superior pharyngeal constrictor muscle. It lies lateral to the choana...

space between the upper border of the superior pharyngeal constrictor muscle, the base of the skull and the pharyngeal aponeurosis. Structures passing through...

needed] It is formed as a thickening of the pharyngeal mucosa superior to the superior pharyngeal constrictor muscle. It attaches to the basilar part of occipital...

posterosuperiorly. It is the site of origin of the mylohyoid muscle, the superior pharyngeal constrictor muscle, and the pterygomandibular raphe. The mylohyoid line...

foramen magnum. The pharyngeal tubercle gives attachment to the pharyngeal raphe and, thereby, the superior pharyngeal constrictor muscle which forms it....

relations: The parotid gland comes into contact with the superior pharyngeal constrictor muscle at the medial border, where the anteromedial and posteromedial...

styloglossus muscle, the tonsillar artery penetrates the superior pharyngeal constrictor muscle to enter the pharynx and reach the palatine tonsil. The...

[citation needed] and between the superior pharyngeal constrictor muscle and the middle pharyngeal constrictor muscle. It divides upon the side of the...

inferior pharyngeal constrictor muscle. The recurrent laryngeal nerves control all intrinsic muscles of the larynx except for the cricothyroid muscle. These...

superior orbital fissure superior petrosal sinus superior pharyngeal constrictor muscle superior pubic ramus superior rectus superior rectus muscle superior...

gives branches to pharyngeal plexus and the superior portion of the inferior pharyngeal constrictor, and communicates with the superior cardiac nerve behind...

This is a table of skeletal muscles of the human anatomy, with muscle counts and other information. Skeletal muscle maps Anterior view Posterior view...

only muscle of the pharynx not to originate in the pharyngeal wall. Some of its fibers are lost in the superior and middle constrictor muscles, some...

pretracheal fascia (visceral fascia). It covers the superior pharyngeal constrictor muscles, and buccinator muscle. The buccopharyngeal fascia is a thin lamina...

of mucosa and the superior pharyngeal constrictor muscle. The muscle stays attached to the pharyngeal wall at the upper side (superior flap) or at the lower...

large number of muscles attach to the hyoid: Superior Middle pharyngeal constrictor muscle Hyoglossus muscle Genioglossus Intrinsic muscles of the tongue...

mylohyoid line, where the mylohyoid muscle attaches; a small part of the superior pharyngeal constrictor muscle attaches to the posterior ridge, near...

accessory slips to the thyrohyoid muscle, inferior pharyngeal constrictor muscle, or the carotid sheath. The sternothyroid muscle indirectly depresses the hyoid...

inferior parts of inferior constrictor muscle of pharynx respectively). The result is an outpouching of the posterior pharyngeal wall, just above the esophagus...

by pharyngeal peristalsis which takes place by sequential contraction of the superior, middle and inferior pharyngeal constrictor muscles (pharyngeal plexus—IX...