Salpingopharyngeus muscle
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| Salpingopharyngeus muscle | ||
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| Dissection of the muscles of the palate from behind. | ||
| Gray's | subject #244 | |
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| Nerve: | vagus nerve and cranial accessory nerve | |
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The Salpingopharyngeus arises from the inferior part of the auditory tube near its orifice; it passes downward and blends with the posterior fasciculus of the Pharyngopalatinus.
The salpingopharyngeus is known to raise the nasopharynx and laterally draws the pharyngeal walls up.
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The salpingopharyngeus is known to raise the nasopharynx and laterally draws the pharyngeal walls up.
