Salpingopharyngeus muscle
- Salpingopharyngeus muscle
Muscle infobox
Name = Salpingopharyngeus muscle
Latin = musculus salpingopharyngeus
GraySubject = 244
GrayPage = 1143
Caption = Dissection of the muscles of the palate from behind.
Origin =
Insertion =
Blood =
Nerve = vagus nerve and cranial accessory nerve
Action =
DorlandsPre = m_22
DorlandsSuf = 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 palatopharyngeus muscle.
The salpingopharyngeus is known to raise the pharynx and larynx during deglutition and laterally draws the pharyngeal walls up.
The salpingopharyngeus is innervated by the vagus nerve (CN X) via the pharyngeal plexus.
ee also
* Salpinx
External links
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* [http://www.princetonchiropractic.com/salpingodiagram.jpgIllustration at princetonchiropractic.com]
The salpingopharyngeus is known to raise the nasopharynx and laterally draws the pharyngeal walls up.
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