Salpingopharyngeus muscle
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| Salpingopharyngeus muscle | ||
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| Dissection of the muscles of the palate from behind. | ||
| Latin | musculus salpingopharyngeus | |
| Gray's | subject #244 1143 | |
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| Nerve: | vagus nerve and cranial accessory nerve | |
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| Dorlands/Elsevier | m_22/12550620 | |
The salpingopharyngeus muscle arises from the inferior part of the cartilage of the auditory tube in the nasal cavity; it passes downward and blends with the posterior fasciculus of the pharyngopalatinus muscle.
The salpingopharyngeus is known to raise the nasopharynx during deglutition and laterally draws the pharyngeal walls up.
The salpingopharyngeus is innervated by the vagus nerve (CN X) via the pharyngeal plexus.
[edit] External links
- LUC salp
- Dictionary at eMedicine Salpingopharyngeus+muscle
- Illustration at princetonchiropractic.com
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scalp/eyelid: occipitofrontalis (occipitalis, frontalis) - orbicularis oculi - corrugator supercilii - depressor supercilii
extraocular: levator palpebrae superioris - superior tarsal - rectus (superior, inferior, medial, lateral) - oblique (superior, inferior) - intraocular: ciliary - iris dilator - iris sphincter
ear: auriculares - temporoparietalis - stapedius - tensor tympani
nose: procerus - nasalis (dilatator naris) - depressor septi nasi - levator labii superioris alaeque nasi
mouth: levator anguli oris/depressor anguli oris - levator labii superioris/depressor labii inferioris - zygomaticus (major, minor) - mentalis - buccinator - orbicularis oris - risorius
mastication: masseter - temporalis - pterygoid (lateral, medial)
tongue: extrinsic (genioglossus - hyoglossus - chondroglossus - styloglossus) intrinsic (superior longitudinal - inferior longitudinal - transversus - verticalis)
soft palate: levator veli palatini - tensor veli palatini - musculus uvulae - palatoglossus - palatopharyngeus
pharynx: pharyngeal constrictor (inferior, middle, superior) - stylopharyngeus - salpingopharyngeus
larynx: cricothyroid - posterior cricoarytenoid - lateral cricoarytenoid - arytenoid - thyroarytenoid
The salpingopharyngeus is known to raise the nasopharynx and laterally draws the pharyngeal walls up.
