Cricopharyngeal part of inferior pharyngeal constrictor
Pars cricopharyngea constrictoris inferioris pharyngis
- Latin synonym: Musculus cricopharyngeus; ; Pars circopharyngica
- Synonym: Cricopharyngeus muscle
- Related terms: Cricopharyngeal part; Cricopharyngeus
Definition
Description:
The cricopharyngeal part is the second part of the inferior constrictor, arising from the cricoid cartilage.
References
This definition incorporates text from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy (20th U.S. edition of Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body, published in 1918 – from http://www.bartleby.com/107/).
