Preferred Name

Stylopharyngeus Muscle

Synonyms
Definitions

A long, thin pharyngeal muscle, which originates on the styloid process with some fibers attaching to the constrictors and the lateral glossoepiglottic fold, while others attach to the thyroid cartilage; it functions to elevate the pharynx and larynx.

ID

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C33639

code

C33639

definition

A long, thin pharyngeal muscle, which originates on the styloid process with some fibers attaching to the constrictors and the lateral glossoepiglottic fold, while others attach to the thyroid cartilage; it functions to elevate the pharynx and larynx.

label

Stylopharyngeus Muscle

Legacy Concept Name

Stylopharyngeus

Preferred_Name

Stylopharyngeus Muscle

prefixIRI

NCIT:C33639

prefLabel

Stylopharyngeus Muscle

Semantic_Type

Anatomical Structure

UMLS_CUI

C0224217

subClassOf

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C13075

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