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stylopharyngeus muscle
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0008804
The stylopharyngeus is a muscle in the head that stretches between the styloid process and the pharynx. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stylopharyngeus_muscle ]
Term info
Label
stylopharyngeus muscle
Synonyms
- stylopharyngeus
depicted by
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/59/Musculusstylopharyngeus.png
external definition
The stylopharyngeus is a pharyngeal arch III muscle that participates in oral/pharyngeal behaviors and is innervated by the n. to stylopharyngeus branch of the glossopharyngeal n. and attaches to the hyoid apparatus and the pharynx.[FEED]
has obo namespace
uberon
has related synonym
musculus stylopharyngeus, M. stylopharyngeus
id
UBERON:0008804
Term relations
Subclass of:
- lateral structure
- digestive system element
- respiratory system muscle
- pharyngeal muscle
- structure with developmental contribution from neural crest
- develops_from some pharyngeal arch 3
- has_muscle_origin some styloid process of temporal bone
- in_lateral_side_of some chordate pharynx
- has_muscle_insertion some thyroid cartilage
- part of some chordate pharynx
- innervated_by some glossopharyngeal nerve