Medical term:
pharyngopalatinus
pal·a·to·pha·ryn·ge·us (mus·cle)
[TA]origin, soft palate; forms the posterior pillar of the fauces or tonsillar fossa; insertion, posterior border of thyroid cartilage and aponeurosis of pharynx as it becomes part of the inner longitudinal muscle layer of the pharynx; action, narrows fauces, depresses soft palate, elevates pharynx and larynx; nerve supply, pharyngeal plexus (cranial root of accessory nerve).
Synonym(s): musculus palatopharyngeus [TA], musculus pharyngopalatinus, palatopharyngeal (muscle), palatopharyngeus, pharyngopalatinus, pharyngostaphylinus
Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
pal·a·to·pha·ryn·ge·us (mus·cle)
(pal'ă-tō-fă-rin'jē-us mŭs'ĕl) [TA]Origin, soft palate; forms the posterior pillar of the fauces or tonsillar fossa; insertion, posterior border of thyroid cartilage and aponeurosis of pharynx; action, narrows fauces, depresses soft palate, elevates pharynx and larynx; nerve supply, pharyngeal plexus (cranial root of accessory nerve).
Synonym(s): musculus palatopharyngeus [TA] , palatopharyngeal muscle.
Synonym(s): musculus palatopharyngeus [TA] , palatopharyngeal muscle.
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012
pal·a·to·pha·ryn·ge·us (mus·cle)
(pal'ă-tō-fă-rin'jē-us mŭs'ĕl) [TA]Origin, soft palate; forms the posterior pillar of the fauces or tonsillar fossa; insertion, posterior border of thyroid cartilage and aponeurosis of pharynx; action, narrows fauces, depresses soft palate, elevates pharynx and larynx; nerve supply, pharyngeal plexus (cranial root of accessory nerve).
Synonym(s): musculus palatopharyngeus [TA] .
Synonym(s): musculus palatopharyngeus [TA] .
Medical Dictionary for the Dental Professions © Farlex 2012
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