palatopharyngeus muscle
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0010234
The palatopharyngeus or palatopharyngeal or pharyngopalatinus muscle is a long, fleshy fasciculus, narrower in the middle than at either end, forming, with the mucous membrane covering its surface, the palatopharyngeal arch. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palatopharyngeus_muscle ]
Synonyms: palatopharyngeus, pharyngopalatinus muscle, palatopharyngeal muscle
Term info
- FMA:46666
- Wikipedia:Palatopharyngeus_muscle
- SCTID:244796000
Palatopharyngeus is a muscle that attaches to the palatine bones, soft palate, and pharynx and is innervated by Cranial Nerve X via the pharyngeal plexus.[FEED]
It is separated from the palatoglossus muscle by an angular interval, in which the palatine tonsil is lodged. It arises from the soft palate, where it is divided into two fasciculi by the levator veli palatini and musculus uvulae
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1b/Musculuspalatopharyngeus.png
musculus palatopharyngeus, pharyngopalatinus
uberon
UBERON:0010234
Palatopharyngeus
Term relations
- lateral structure
- respiratory system muscle
- palatal muscle
- pharyngeal muscle
- has muscle origin some hard palate
- has muscle insertion some thyroid cartilage
- innervated_by some vagus nerve
- part of some chordate pharynx
- in lateral side of some chordate pharynx
- innervated_by some accessory XI nerve