Medical Definition of Middle constrictor muscle of pharynx

1. Origin, stylohyoid ligament, lesser cornu of the hyoid bone (chondropharyngeal part) and greater cornu of the hyoid bone (ceratopharyngeal part); insertion, pharyngeal raphe in the posterior wall of the pharynx; action, narrows pharynx in the act of swallowing; nerve supply, pharyngeal plexus. Synonym: musculus constrictor pharyngis medius. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Middle Constrictor Muscle Of Pharynx

middle carpal joint
middle cells
middle cerebellar peduncle
middle cerebral artery
middle cerebral vein
middle cervical cardiac nerve
middle cervical fascia
middle cervical ganglion
middle cluneal nerves
middle colic artery
middle colic lymph nodes
middle colic vein
middle collateral artery
middle constrictor muscle of pharynx (current term)
middle costotransverse ligament
middle cranial fossa
middle cuneiform bone
middle distance
middle ear
middle ear ventilation
middle ears
middle east
middle eight
middle ethmoidal air cells
middle ethmoidal sinuses
middle finger
middle fingers

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