The palatopharyngeus or palatopharyngeal or pharyngopalatinus muscle is a long, fleshy fasciculus, narrower in the middle than at either end, forming, with the mucous membrane covering its surface, the palatopharyngeal arch. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palatopharyngeus_muscle ]
Synonyms: palatopharyngeus pharyngopalatinus muscle palatopharyngeal muscle
Term information
- Wikipedia:Palatopharyngeus_muscle
- FMA:46666
- SCTID:244796000
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Palatopharyngeus is a muscle that attaches to the palatine bones, soft palate, and pharynx and is innervated by Cranial Nerve X via the pharyngeal plexus.[FEED]
It is separated from the palatoglossus muscle by an angular interval, in which the palatine tonsil is lodged. It arises from the soft palate, where it is divided into two fasciculi by the levator veli palatini and musculus uvulae