Thyropharyngeal part of inferior pharyngeal constrictor
Pars thyreopharyngea constrictoris inferioris pharyngis
- Latin synonym: Pars thyropharyngea; Musculus thyreopharyngeus
- Synonym: Thyropharyngeus muscle
- Related terms: Thyropharyngeal part; Thyropharyngeus
Definition
Description:
The thyropharyngeal part is the first and more superior part of the inferior constrictor, arising from the thyroid 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/).
