Term Name: | inferior pharyngeal constrictor |
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Synonyms: | constrictor inferior, constrictor muscle of pharynx inferior, constrictor pharyngis inferior, constrictores pharyngis caudales, inferior constrictor, inferior constrictor muscle, inferior pharyngeal constrictor, musculus constrictor pharyngis inferior |
Definition: | The inferior pharyngeal constrictor, the thickest of the three constrictors, arises from the sides of the cricoid and thyroid cartilage. Similarly to the superior and middle pharyngeal constrictor muscles, it is innervated by the vagus nerve (cranial nerve X), specifically, by branches from the pharyngeal plexus and by neuronal branches from the recurrent laryngeal nerve. [WP,unvetted]. |
Ontology: | Uberon Ontology [UBERON:0001570] |