The pharyngeal muscles are a group of muscles that act upon the pharynx. Pharyngeal muscles contracts pushing the food into the oesophagus. There are two muscular layers of the pharynx: the outer circular layer and the inner longitudinal layer. The outer circular layer includes: During swallowing, these muscles constrict to propel bolus downwards ...
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The muscles of the pharynx are the inferior, middle and superior constrictors, salpingopharyngeus, and stylopharyngeus. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
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the muscular coat of the pharynx, consisting of the three constrictor muscles (inferior, middle, and superior) and the stylopharyngeus, salpingopharyngeus, and palatopharyngeus muscles.
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Type: Term Definitions: 1. muscular layer of the pharyngeal wall. In contrast with the muscular coats of the rest of the gastrointestinal tract (except the anal canal), that of the pharynx has an outer circular layer and an inner longitudinal layer. Synonyms: muscular layer of pharynx, tunica muscularis pharyngis, muscle layer of pharynx, muscular ...
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