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musculus constrictor pharyngis medius (medicine)


musculus constrictor pharyngis medius -->
middle constrictor muscle of pharynx
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.