pharyngeal muscle
A muscle that acts on the pharynx[WP, vetted]. [ https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pharyngeal_muscles ]
Synonyms: pharynx muscle, muscle of pharynx, branchial muscle, pharynx muscle organ, muscle organ of pharynx
Term info
- TAO:0000172
- UMLS:C0031346 (ncithesaurus:Pharyngeal_Muscle)
- NCIT:C13075
- MESH:D010609
- GAID:154
- ZFA:0000172
- Wikipedia:Pharyngeal_muscles
- SCTID:244798004
- EFO:0003504
- FMA:46619
- BTO:0001048
- EMAPA:18963
- MA:0001797
efo_slim, pheno_slim
A pharyngeal muscle is any muscle that forms part of the pharynx[GO].
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FMA_67169
Innervation notes: They are innervated by the pharyngeal branch of the Vagus nerve (CN X) with the exception of the stylopharyngeus muscle which is innervated by the glossopharyngeal nerve (CN IX).[WP]
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/35/Gray1030.png
musculi pharyngis, musculus pharyngis, branchial muscles, tunica muscularis pharyngis
uberon
UBERON:0000933
Muscle of pharynx