Pharyngeal muscles
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title:
Pharyngeal muscles
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The pharyngeal muscles are a group of muscles that form the pharynx, which is posterior to the oral cavity, determining the shape of its lumen, and affecting its sound properties as the primary resonating cavity. The pharyngeal muscles push food into the esophagus. There are two muscular layers of the pharynx: the outer circular layer and the inner longitudinal layer. The outer circular layer includes:
- Superior constrictor muscle
- Middle constrictor muscle
- Inferior constrictor muscle
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pharyngeal_muscles
date created:
2006-07-07T13:17:07Z
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2024-09-10T21:56:17Z
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