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superior pharyngeal constrictor

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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

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UBPROP 0000001

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]

depicted by

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ac/Musculusconstrictorpharyngissuperior.png

has related synonym

musculus constrictor pharyngis superior

id

UBERON:0006329

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superior pharyngeal constrictor, Superior pharyngeal constrictor