- constrictor muscle of pharynx middle
- musculus constrictor pharyngis medius.
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constrictor muscle of pharynx middle
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Middle pharyngeal constrictor muscle — Muscles of the pharynx and cheek. (Constrictor pharyngis medius labeled at center left.) … Wikipedia
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constrictor — 1. Anything that binds or squeezes a part. SEE ALSO: inferior c. (muscle) of pharynx, middle c. (muscle) of pharynx, superior pharyngeal c. (muscle). 2. A muscle, the action of which is to narrow a … Medical dictionary
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middle constrictor — n a fan shaped muscle of the pharynx that arises from the ceratohyal and thyrohyal of the hyoid bone and from the stylohyoid ligament, inserts into the median line at the back of the pharynx, and acts to constrict part of the pharynx in… … Medical dictionary
muscle — muscleless, adj. muscly, adj. /mus euhl/, n., v., muscled, muscling, adj. n. 1. a tissue composed of cells or fibers, the contraction of which produces movement in the body. 2. an organ, composed of muscle tissue, that contracts to produce a… … Universalium
musculus constrictor pharyngis medius — [TA] middle constrictor muscle of pharynx: origin, cornua of hyoid and stylohyoid ligament; insertion, median raphe of posterior wall of pharynx; innervation, pharyngeal plexus of vagus and glossopharyngeal; action, constricts pharynx. It is… … Medical dictionary
Palatopharyngeus muscle — Muscle infobox Name = Palatopharyngeus muscle Latin = musculus palatopharyngeus GraySubject = 243 GrayPage = 1139 Caption = Dissection of the muscles of the palate from behind. (Pharyngopalatinus labeled at top center, below choanae.) Origin =… … Wikipedia
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