superior pharyngeal constrictor
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0006329
The superior pharyngeal constrictor muscle is a quadrilateral muscle, thinner and paler than the inferior pharyngeal constrictor muscle and middle pharyngeal constrictor muscle. [WP,unvetted]. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superior_pharyngeal_constrictor_muscle ]
Synonyms: superior constrictor, constrictor muscle of pharynx superior, superior constrictor of pharynx, superior constrictor muscle, musculus constrictor pharyngis superior, superior constrictor pharyngeus
Term info
- FMA:46621
- Wikipedia:Superior_pharyngeal_constrictor_muscle
- SCTID:244800006
- NCIT:C33672
- MA:0002280
- UMLS:C1515063 (ncithesaurus:Superior_Constrictor_Muscle)
- EMAPA:18966
The superior constrictor is a muscle that is an integral part of the pharyngeal tube that is attached to the mandible, pterygomandibular raphe, basioccipital bone, pterygoid process and midline raphe and is innervated by Cranial Nerve X via the pharyngeal plexus.[FEED]
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ac/Musculusconstrictorpharyngissuperior.png
musculus constrictor pharyngis superior
uberon
UBERON:0006329
superior pharyngeal constrictor, Superior pharyngeal constrictor
Term relations
- constrictor muscle of pharynx
- innervated_by some vagus nerve
- has muscle origin some alveolar process of maxilla