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   palatopharyngeus
   <anatomy, muscle> Origin, soft palate; forms the posterior pillar of the fauces or tonsillar fossa; insertion, posterior border of thyroid cartilage and aponeurosis of pharynx; action, narrows fauces, depresses soft palate, elevates pharynx and larynx; nerve supply, pharyngeal plexus (cranial ...
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   palatopharyngeus
   Type: Term Pronunciation: pal′ă-tō-fa-rin′jē-ŭs Synonyms: palatopharyngeus (muscle)
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   palatopharyngeus
   (muscle) Type: Term Definitions: 1. origin, soft palate; forms the posterior pillar of the fauces or tonsillar fossa; insertion, posterior border of thyroid cartilage and aponeurosis of pharynx as it becomes part of the inner longitudinal muscle layer of the pharynx; action, narrows fauces, d...
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