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19 Cards in this Set
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superior pharyngeal constrictor: origin
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pterygomandibular raphe
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superior pharyngeal constrictor: course
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posteriorly
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superior pharyngeal constrictor: insertion
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median raphe of pharyngeal aponeurosis
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superior pharyngeal constrictor: function
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pulls pharyngeal wall forward and constrict pharyngeal diameter
also assists in effecting velopharyngeal seal by the muscules of the salpingopharyngeus |
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passavant's pad
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landing pad for the soft palate
when present, it is a pad of muscle at the posterior paryngeal wall assists in effecting a seal with the soft palate appears to develop as a compensatory activity |
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middle pharyngeal constrictor: origin
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horns of hyoid bone
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middle pharyngeal constrictor: course
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up and back
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middle pharyngeal constrictor: insertion
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median pharyngeal raphe
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middle pharyngeal constrictor: function
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narrows diameter of pharynx
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criopharyngeus: origin
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cricoid cartilage
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cricopharyngeus: course
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back
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cricopharyngeus: insertion
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orifice of esophagus
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cricopharyngeus: function
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constricts superior orifice of esophagus and forms muscular orifice of esophagus which is an important muscle for SWALLOWING
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thyropharyngeus: origin
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thyroid cartilage
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thyropharyngeus: course
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up and back
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thyropharyngeus: insertion
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middle pharyngeal raphe
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thyropharyngeus: function
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reduces the diameter of lower pharynx
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salpingopharyngeus
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fibers intermingle with superior constrictor to assist with elevation of pharyngeal wall
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stylopharyngeus
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assists in elevation of pharynx
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