Superior pharyngeal constrictor muscle
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The superior pharyngeal constrictor muscle is one of the pharyngeal constrictor muscles. Its primary action is constriction of the pharynx (in coordination with the middle pharyngeal constrictor and the inferior pharyngeal constrictor muscles) to deliver a bolus of food into the oesophagus.
Summary
- origin: pterygoid hamulus, pterygomandibular raphe and mandible
- insertion: pharyngeal raphe
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artery:
ascendingascending pharyngeal artery, branch of the external carotid artery -
nerve:
externalexternal laryngeal branch of the vagus nerve - action: constriction of the pharynx, facilitating swallowing
-<p>The <strong>superior pharyngeal constrictor muscle</strong> is one of the pharyngeal constrictor muscles. Its primary action is constriction of the <a href="/articles/pharynx">pharynx</a> (in coordination with the <a href="/articles/middle-pharyngeal-constrictor">middle pharyngeal constrictor</a> and the <a href="/articles/inferior-pharyngeal-constrictor">inferior pharyngeal constrictor</a> muscles) to deliver a bolus of food into the oesophagus.</p><h4>Summary</h4><ul>- +<p>The <strong>superior pharyngeal constrictor muscle</strong> is one of the pharyngeal constrictor muscles. Its primary action is constriction of the <a href="/articles/pharynx">pharynx</a> (in coordination with the <a href="/articles/middle-pharyngeal-constrictor">middle pharyngeal constrictor</a> and the <a href="/articles/inferior-pharyngeal-constrictor-muscle">inferior pharyngeal constrictor</a> muscles) to deliver a bolus of food into the oesophagus.</p><h4>Summary</h4><ul>
-<strong>artery:</strong> ascending pharyngeal artery, branch of the <a href="/articles/external-carotid">external carotid artery</a>- +<strong>artery:</strong> <a title="Ascending pharyngeal artery" href="/articles/ascending-pharyngeal-artery">ascending pharyngeal artery</a>, branch of the <a title="External carotid artery" href="/articles/external-carotid-artery-1">external carotid artery</a>
-<strong>nerve:</strong> external laryngeal branch of the <a href="/articles/vagus-nerve-cn-x">vagus nerve</a>- +<strong>nerve:</strong> <a title="external laryngeal nerve" href="/articles/external-laryngeal-nerve">external laryngeal branch</a> of the <a href="/articles/vagus-nerve-cn-x">vagus nerve</a>
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- 1. DSc SSP. Gray's Anatomy. Churchill Livingstone. (2011) ISBN:0443066841. <a href="http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN0443066841">Read it at Google Books</a> - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0443066841">Find it at Amazon</a><span class="ref_v3"></span>
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