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A summary about the pharynx; its muscles, innervations, subdivisions, etc. All you need to know about the anatomy of the pharynx.

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The pharynx is a muscular tube that connects the nasal


cavities to larynx O
the
cesophagus .




Common
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to both respiratory & 6 I
.
tracts .




interiorly
Begins to
~
at the base of the shul & ends


the circoid (6
cartilage
NaOH !!

Longitudinal
.
2
~
Made up of 3 parts :
Nasopharynx , Oropharynx & hypopharynx .
Muscles

Hypopharynx They shorten & widen & elevate the
~
is the
also called
Laryngopharynx pharynx

Muscles :
larynx during swallowing.

types Longitudinal & Circular
Stylopharyngeus
2
~
: ·
.
M

"From the styloid process of the temporal bone to the
~

Both types innervated by the except for
vagus
are nerve ,




the which is innervated by
stylopharyngeus glossopharyngeal nerve .




pharynx .



~
Innervated by
glossopharyngeal nerve .



1
Circular Muscles :



They
Palatopharyngers
~

constrict the lumen &
propel to polos of food .
M


inferiorly into the
oesophagus .
~
From the hard palate of the oral cavity to the pharynx.

3 constrictor superior to inferior I Innervated by
~

muscles all
~
the .
nerve
vagus
, ,




are innervated by the vagus
nerve
.




Superior pharyngeal constrictor .
M
Salpinopharyngeus .
M

From the hamulus , ~From tube to the
pterygoid raphe , the mandible the Eustachian
~


pterygomandibular pharynx
.




& side of occiput
~
Innervated by the
tongue to the
pharyngeal tubercle of the
vagus nerve
.
.




~
Found in the Oropharynx
~
contributes to
swallowing but also
opens the

Middle
pharyngeal Constrictor eustachian tube to
equalize the pressure of middle ear with


Found in the
Laryngopharynx the
~
. atmosphere.

From the
~


stylohyoid ligament & horns of the hyoid to the



pharyngeal raphe.

Inferior constrictor
pharyngeal
Found in & has I
~
the
Laryngopharynx parts
.




Superior part fibers
~
has
oblique that attach to the



thyroid cartilage thyropharyngers .



~
Inferior part has horizontal fibers that attach to the

circoid
cartilage circopharyngers.

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