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Tissues > Muscles > Muscle, Striated > Muscle, Skeletal > Pharyngeal Muscles
Stomatognathic System > Pharynx > Pharyngeal Muscles
Respiratory System > Pharynx > Pharyngeal Muscles

Preferred term

Pharyngeal Muscles  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • The muscles of the PHARYNX are voluntary muscles arranged in two layers. The external circular layer consists of three constrictors (superior, middle, and inferior). The internal longitudinal layer consists of the palatopharyngeus, the salpingopharyngeus, and the stylopharyngeus. During swallowing, the outer layer constricts the pharyngeal wall and the inner layer elevates pharynx and LARYNX.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Muscles of Pharynx

In other languages

  • French

  • Membrane musculeuse du pharynx
  • Muscles pharyngés
  • Tunique musculaire du pharynx

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-LNJ60RRZ-1

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