Pharyngeal raphe
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The Pharyngeal raphe is a raphe
that serves as the origin and insertion for several of the pharyngeal constrictors (thyropharyngeal part of the Inferior pharyngeal constrictor muscle, Middle pharyngeal constrictor muscle
, Superior pharyngeal constrictor muscle
).
Raphe
Raphe has several different meanings in science. Pronounced .In botany and planktology it is commonly used when describing a seam or ridge on diatoms or seeds....
that serves as the origin and insertion for several of the pharyngeal constrictors (thyropharyngeal part of the Inferior pharyngeal constrictor muscle, Middle pharyngeal constrictor muscle
Middle pharyngeal constrictor muscle
The middle pharyngeal constrictor is a fanshaped muscle, smaller than the Inferior pharyngeal constrictor muscle.-Origin and insertion:It arises from the whole length of the upper border of the greater cornu of the hyoid bone, from the lesser cornu, and from the stylohyoid ligament.The fibers...
, Superior pharyngeal constrictor muscle
Superior pharyngeal constrictor muscle
The superior pharyngeal constrictor muscle is a quadrilateral muscle, thinner and paler than the inferior pharyngeal constrictor muscle and middle pharyngeal constrictor muscle.-Origin and insertion:The four parts of this muscle arise from:...
).