The pharyngeal tubercle is a part of the occipital bone of the head and neck. It is located on the lower surface of the basilar part of occipital bone. It is the site of attachment of the pharyngeal raphe.
Pharyngeal tubercle | |
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Details | |
Part of | occipital bone |
System | skeletal |
Identifiers | |
Latin | tuberculum pharyngeum |
TA98 | A02.1.04.007 |
TA2 | 555 |
FMA | 75746 |
Anatomical terms of bone [edit on Wikidata] |
The pharyngeal tubercle is located on the inferior surface of the basilar part of occipital bone.[1] This about 1 cm anterior to the foramen magnum.
The pharyngeal tubercle gives attachment to the pharyngeal raphe[2][3][4] and, thereby, the superior pharyngeal constrictor muscle which forms it.[4]
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 132 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
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