"Pharyngeal Muscles" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The muscles of the PHARYNX are voluntary muscles arranged in two layers. The external circular layer consists of three constrictors (superior, middle, and inferior). The internal longitudinal layer consists of the palatopharyngeus, the salpingopharyngeus, and the stylopharyngeus. During swallowing, the outer layer constricts the pharyngeal wall and the inner layer elevates pharynx and LARYNX.
| Descriptor ID |
D010609
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A02.633.567.800 A04.623.617 A14.724.617
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| Concept/Terms |
Pharyngeal Muscles- Pharyngeal Muscles
- Muscle, Pharyngeal
- Muscles, Pharyngeal
- Pharyngeal Muscle
- Muscles of Pharynx
- Pharynx Muscle
- Pharynx Muscles
Cricopharyngeus- Cricopharyngeus
- Inferior Constrictor of Pharynx
- Pharynx Inferior Constrictor
- Cricopharyngeus Muscle
- Muscle, Cricopharyngeus
Palatopharyngeus- Palatopharyngeus
- Velopharyngeal Muscle
- Muscle, Velopharyngeal
- Palatopharyngeal Muscle
- Muscle, Palatopharyngeal
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pharyngeal Muscles" by people in Profiles.
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Pharyngeal myotomy for voice restoration: a midline approach. Laryngoscope. 1990 Mar; 100(3):309-12.
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Sleep-related breathing disorders. An update. Chest. 1983 Oct; 84(4):475-80.