Pharyngeal raphe

Summary

The pharyngeal raphe is a raphe that serves as the origin and insertion for several of the pharyngeal constrictors (thyropharyngeal part of the inferior pharyngeal constrictor muscle, middle pharyngeal constrictor muscle, superior pharyngeal constrictor muscle).[verification needed] Two sides of the pharyngeal wall are joined posteriorly in the midline by the raphe. Superiorly, it attaches to the pharyngeal tubercle; inferiorly, it extends to the level of vertebra C6 where it blends with the posterior wall of the esophagus.

Pharyngeal raphe
Muscles of the pharynx, viewed from behind, together with the associated vessels and nerves. (Pharyngeal raphe not labeled, but region is visible.)
Details
Identifiers
Latinraphe pharyngis
TA98A05.3.01.101
TA22177
FMA55077
Anatomical terminology
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External links edit

  • Anatomy figure: 31:02-05 at Human Anatomy Online, SUNY Downstate Medical Center
  • Anatomy photo:31:12-0101 at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center
  • Illustration (#32)