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inferior pharyngeal constrictor

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The inferior pharyngeal constrictor, the thickest of the three constrictors, arises from the sides of the cricoid and thyroid cartilage. Similarly to the superior and middle pharyngeal constrictor muscles, it is innervated by the vagus nerve (cranial nerve X), specifically, by branches from the pharyngeal plexus and by neuronal branches from the recurrent laryngeal nerve. [WP,unvetted]. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inferior_pharyngeal_constrictor_muscle ]

Synonyms: musculus constrictor pharyngis inferior, constrictores pharyngis caudales, inferior constrictor pharyngeus, inferior constrictor, inferior constrictor of pharynx, constrictor muscle of pharynx inferior

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This is a pharyngeal arch 4/6 muscle that is integral to the pharyngeal tube, participates in oral/pharyngeal behaviors, is innervated by the pharyngeal plexus of the vagus n. and attaches to the laryngeal cartilages and the midline raphe.[FEED]

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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/22/Musculusconstrictorpharyngisinferior.png

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musculus constrictor pharyngis inferior, inferior pharyngeal constrictor, constrictor pharyngis inferior, constrictor inferior, inferior constrictor, inferior constrictor muscle

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UBERON:0001570

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inferior pharyngeal constrictor, Inferior pharyngeal constrictor