Pharyngeal
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The word pharyngeal, meaning to do with the pharynx or throat, may refer to:
- PharynxPharynxThe human pharynx is the part of the throat situated immediately posterior to the mouth and nasal cavity, and anterior to the esophagus and larynx. The human pharynx is conventionally divided into three sections: the nasopharynx , the oropharynx , and the laryngopharynx...
, for pharyngeal anatomy - Pharyngeal musclesPharyngeal musclesThe pharyngeal muscles are a group of muscles that act upon the pharynx.They include:* Inferior constrictor muscle* Middle constrictor muscle* Superior constrictor muscle* Stylopharyngeus muscle* Salpingopharyngeus muscle* Palatopharyngeus muscle...
- Superior pharyngeal constrictor muscleSuperior pharyngeal constrictor muscleThe superior pharyngeal constrictor muscle is a quadrilateral muscle, thinner and paler than the inferior pharyngeal constrictor muscle and middle pharyngeal constrictor muscle.-Origin and insertion:The four parts of this muscle arise from:...
- Middle pharyngeal constrictor muscleMiddle pharyngeal constrictor muscleThe middle pharyngeal constrictor is a fanshaped muscle, smaller than the Inferior pharyngeal constrictor muscle.-Origin and insertion:It arises from the whole length of the upper border of the greater cornu of the hyoid bone, from the lesser cornu, and from the stylohyoid ligament.The fibers...
- Inferior pharyngeal constrictor muscleInferior pharyngeal constrictor muscleThe 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 , specifically, by branches from the pharyngeal plexus...
- Superior pharyngeal constrictor muscle
- Pharyngeal artery
- Pharyngeal slitPharyngeal slitPharyngeal slits are filter-feeding organs found in non-vertebrate chordates and hemichordates living in aquatic environments. These repeated segments are controlled by similar developmental mechanisms. Some hemichordate species can have as many as 200 gill slits...
- pharyngeal tonsil, a mass of lymphoid tissue in the pharynx
- Pharyngeal consonantPharyngeal consonantA pharyngeal consonant is a type of consonant which is articulated with the root of the tongue against the pharynx.-Pharyngeal consonants in the IPA:Pharyngeal consonants in the International Phonetic Alphabet :...
, for pharyngeal sounds in phonetics