Pharyngeal raphe

Pharyngeal raphe
Muscles of the pharynx, viewed from behind, together with the associated vessels and nerves. (Pharyngeal raphe not labeled, but region is visible.)
Details
Latin	raphe pharyngis
Identifiers
Dorlands /Elsevier	r_03/12692975
TA	A05.3.01.101
FMA	55077
Anatomical terminology

The Pharyngeal raphe is a raphe that serves as the origin and insertion for several of the pharyngeal constrictors (thyropharyngeal part of the inferior pharyngeal constrictor muscle, Middle pharyngeal constrictor muscle, Superior pharyngeal constrictor muscle). Two sides of the pharyngeal wall are joined together posteriorly in the midline by the raphe. Its superior part is attached to the pharyngeal tubercle; it extends inferiorly to the level of vertebrae C6 where it blends with the posterior wall of the esophagus.

External links

Levator anguli oris Levator labii superioris Zygomaticus major minor

Orbicularis oris Risorius Buccinator

Depressor anguli oris Depressor labii inferioris Mentalis Transversus menti

Tongue

Extrinsic	Genioglossus Hyoglossus chondroglossus Styloglossus Palatoglossus

Intrinsic	Superior longitudinal Inferior longitudinal Transverse Vertical

Index of muscle

Description	Anatomy head neck arms chest and back diaphragm abdomen genital area legs Muscle tissue Physiology connective tissue

Disease	Myopathy Soft tissue Connective tissue Congenital abdomen muscular dystrophy Neoplasms and cancer Injury Symptoms and signs eponymous

Treatment	Procedures Drugs anti-inflammatory muscle relaxants

Anatomy of the gastrointestinal tract, excluding the mouth

Pharynx	Pharyngeal muscles Spaces Peripharyngeal space Retropharyngeal space Parapharyngeal space Retrovisceral space Danger space Prevertebral space Pterygomandibular raphe Pharyngeal raphe Buccopharyngeal fascia Pharyngobasilar fascia Piriform sinus

Esophagus	Sphincters upper lower glands

Stomach	Curvatures greater lesser Angular incisure Cardia Body Fundus Pylorus antrum canal sphincter Gastric rugae Microanatomy Gastric pits Gastric gland Cardiac glands Fundic glands Pyloric glands Foveolar cell Parietal cell Gastric chief cell

Microanatomy	Intestinal villus Intestinal gland Enterocyte Goblet cell Paneth cell

Duodenum	Suspensory muscle Major duodenal papilla Minor duodenal papilla Duodenojejunal flexure Brunner's glands

Jejunum	no substructures

Ileum	Ileocecal valve Peyer's patches Microfold cell

Cecum	Vermiform appendix

Colon	Ascending colon Hepatic flexure Transverse colon Splenic flexure Descending colon Sigmoid colon Continuous taenia coli haustra epiploic appendix

Rectum	Transverse folds Ampulla

Anal canal	Anus Anal columns Anal valves Anal sinuses Pectinate line Internal anal sphincter Intersphincteric groove External anal sphincter

Index of digestion

Description	Anatomy tract glands other Physiology enzymes Development

Disease	Congenital Neoplasms and cancer Inflammatory bowel disease Gluten sensitivity Other Symptoms and signs eponymous Blood tests

Treatment	Procedures Drugs anabolic steroids antacids diarrhoea and infection bile and liver functional gastrointestinal disorders laxatives peptic ulcer and reflux nausea and vomiting other Surgery