Term
| Superior Pharyngeal Constrictor |
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Definition
-Pterygomandibular raphe and adjacent bone on the mandible and pterygoid hamulus
-Pharyngeal raphe
Inn: Cranial Root of XI (via CN X)
Action: Constriction of pharynx |
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| Middle Pharyngeal Constrictor |
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Definition
-Greater and Lesser horns of hyoid and Stylohyoid ligament
-Pharyngeal raphe
Inn: Cranial root of XI (via CN X)
Action: Constriction of pharynx |
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Term
| Inferior Pharyngeal Constrictor |
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Definition
-Cricoid and thyroid cartilages
-Pharyngeal raphe
Inn: Cranial root of XI (via CN X)-recurrent branch
Action: Constriction of pharynx |
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-Styloid pharyngeus
-Pharyngeal wall
Inn: CN IX
Action: Elevation of the pharynx |
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-Pharyngeal end of auditory tube
-Pharyngeal wall
Inn: Cranial root of XI (via CN X)
Action: Elevation of pharynx |
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-Palatine aponeurosis
-Pharyngeal wall
Inn: Cranial root of XI (via CN X)
Action: Elevation of the pharynx; closure of the oropharyngeal isthmus |
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-Sphenoid bone; auditory tube
-Palatine aponeurosis
Inn: CN V3
Action: Tenses the soft palate; opens the auditory tube |
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-Petrous Temporal bone
-Palatine aponeurosis
Inn: Cranial root of XI (via CN X)
Action: Elevation of the soft palate above the neutral position |
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-Palatine aponeurosis
-Lateral margin of tongue
Inn: Cranial root of XI (via CN X)
Action: Depresses palate; elevates back of tongue |
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Definition
-Posterior hard palate
-Connective tissue of uvula
Inn: Cranial root of XI (via CN X)
Action: elevates and retracts uvula |
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-Mental spine of mandible
-Body of hyoid; entire length of tongue
Inn: CN XII
Action: Protrudes tongue; depresses center of tongue |
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Definition
-Greater horn and body of hyoid bone
-Lateral surface of tongue
Inn: CN XII
Action: Depresses tongue |
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-Styloid process
-Lateral surface of tongue
Inn: CN XII
Action: Elevates and retracts tongue |
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Definition
-Cricoid cartilage
-Inferior horn and margin of thyroid
Inn: Cranial root of XI (via CN X)-- EXTERNAL Laryngeal N
Action: By moving the thyroid, cricoid, and arytenoid cartilages relative to each other, variously tense or relax vocal ligaments and change shape of rima glottidis |
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Term
| 6 "other" Laryngeal Muscles |
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Definition
-no attachments listed
Inn: Cranial root of XI (via CN X)- RECURRENT Laryngeal N
Action: By moving the thyroid, cricoid, and arytenoid cartilages relative to each other, variously tense or relax vocal ligaments and change shape of rima glottidis |
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