Salpingopharyngeus muscle

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Salpingopharyngeus muscle
Dissection of the muscles of the palate from behind.
Latin	musculus salpingopharyngeus
Gray's	subject #244 1143
Origin
Insertion
Artery:
Nerve:	vagus nerve and cranial accessory nerve
Action:
Dorlands /Elsevier	m_22/12550620

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.

[edit] See also

• Salpinx

[edit] External links

• LUC salp
• Salpingopharyngeus+muscle at eMedicine Dictionary
• Illustration at princetonchiropractic.com

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v • d • e List of muscles of head and neck: the head Extraocular (CN III, IV, VI) oblique (inferior, superior) - rectus (superior, inferior, medial, lateral) - levator palpebrae superioris (superior tarsal) Mastication (CN V3) masseter - temporalis - pterygoid (lateral, medial) Facial (CN VII) Ear auriculares (anterior, superior, posterior) - temporoparietalis Scalp/eyelid occipitofrontalis (occipitalis, frontalis) - orbicularis oculi (depressor supercilii) - corrugator supercilii Nose procerus - nasalis (dilatator naris) - depressor septi nasi - levator labii superioris alaeque nasi Mouth levator anguli oris - levator labii superioris - zygomaticus (major, minor) orbicularis oris - risorius - buccinator depressor anguli oris - depressor labii inferioris - mentalis Mouth/throat (CN IX, X, XI) (except TVP=V3) Soft palate veli palatini (tensor, levator) - musculus uvulae - palatopharyngeus (to pharnyx) - palatoglossus (to tongue) Pharynx pharyngeal constrictor (superior, middle, inferior) - longitudinal (stylopharyngeus, salpingopharyngeus) Larynx cricothyroid - cricoarytenoid (posterior, lateral) - arytenoid (oblique arytenoid/aryepiglottic, transverse arytenoid) - thyroarytenoid (vocal, thyroepiglottic) Tongue (CN XII) extrinsic (genioglossus, hyoglossus/chondroglossus, styloglossus) - intrinsic (superior longitudinal, inferior longitudinal, transverse, vertical)

The salpingopharyngeus is known to raise the nasopharynx and laterally draws the pharyngeal walls up.