释义 |
palatopharyngeus (muscle) pal·a·to·pha·ryn·ge·us (mus·cle) [TA] origin, soft palate; forms the posterior pillar of the fauces or tonsillar fossa; insertion, posterior border of thyroid cartilage and aponeurosis of pharynx as it becomes part of the inner longitudinal muscle layer of the pharynx; action, narrows fauces, depresses soft palate, elevates pharynx and larynx; nerve supply, pharyngeal plexus (cranial root of accessory nerve). Synonym(s): musculus palatopharyngeus [TA], musculus pharyngopalatinus, palatopharyngeal (muscle), palatopharyngeus, pharyngopalatinus, pharyngostaphylinuspal·a·to·pha·ryn·ge·us (mus·cle) (pal'ă-tō-fă-rin'jē-us mŭs'ĕl) [TA] Origin, soft palate; forms the posterior pillar of the fauces or tonsillar fossa; insertion, posterior border of thyroid cartilage and aponeurosis of pharynx; action, narrows fauces, depresses soft palate, elevates pharynx and larynx; nerve supply, pharyngeal plexus (cranial root of accessory nerve). Synonym(s): musculus palatopharyngeus [TA] , palatopharyngeal muscle. pal·a·to·pha·ryn·ge·us (mus·cle) (pal'ă-tō-fă-rin'jē-us mŭs'ĕl) [TA] Origin, soft palate; forms the posterior pillar of the fauces or tonsillar fossa; insertion, posterior border of thyroid cartilage and aponeurosis of pharynx; action, narrows fauces, depresses soft palate, elevates pharynx and larynx; nerve supply, pharyngeal plexus (cranial root of accessory nerve). Synonym(s): musculus palatopharyngeus [TA] . |