Terminology Service for NFDI4Health
pharyngeal muscle
Go to external page
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0000933
A muscle that acts on the pharynx[WP, vetted]. [ https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pharyngeal_muscles ]
Term info
Label
pharyngeal muscle
Synonyms
- branchial muscle
- muscle of pharynx
- muscle organ of pharynx
- pharynx muscle
- pharynx muscle organ
Subsets
efo_slim, pheno_slim
comment
Innervation notes: They are innervated by the pharyngeal branch of the Vagus nerve (CN X) with the exception of the stylopharyngeus muscle which is innervated by the glossopharyngeal nerve (CN IX).[WP]
depicted by
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/35/Gray1030.png
external definition
A pharyngeal muscle is any muscle that forms part of the pharynx[GO].
fma set term
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FMA_67169
has obo namespace
uberon
has related synonym
musculi pharyngis, musculus pharyngis, branchial muscles, tunica muscularis pharyngis
id
UBERON:0000933
Term relations
Subclass of: