Pharyngeal raphe

Pharyngeal raphe
Muscles of the pharynx, viewed from behind, together with the associated vessels and nerves. (Pharyngeal raphe not labeled, but region is visible.)
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Identifiers
Latin	raphe pharyngis
TA98	A05.3.01.101
TA2	2177
FMA	55077
Anatomical terminology [edit on Wikidata]

The pharyngeal raphe is a raphe that serves as the origin and insertion for several of the pharyngeal constrictors (thyropharyngeal part of the inferior pharyngeal constrictor muscle, middle pharyngeal constrictor muscle, superior pharyngeal constrictor muscle).^{[verification needed]} Two sides of the pharyngeal wall are joined posteriorly in the midline by the raphe. Superiorly, it attaches to the pharyngeal tubercle; inferiorly, it extends to the level of vertebra C6 where it blends with the posterior wall of the esophagus.

External links

• Anatomy figure: 31:02-05 at Human Anatomy Online, SUNY Downstate Medical Center
• Anatomy photo:31:12-0101 at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center
• Illustration (#32)

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