Pterygopharyngeal part of superior pharyngeal constrictor
Pars pterygopharyngea constrictoris superioris pharyngis
- Latin synonym: Musculus pteryopharyngeus; Pars pteryopharyngica
- Related terms: Pterygopharyngeal part
Definition
Description:
The Pterygopharyngeal part arises from the lower third of the posterior margin of the medial pterygoid plate and its hamulus.
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/).
