Corpus: Buccopharyngeal fascia
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Synonyms: Fascia buccopharyngealis, Fascia visceralis
English:
Definition[Bearbeiten]
The buccopharyngeal fascia is a fascia that covers the pharyngeal musculature and continues ventrally from the constrictor pharyngis superior muscle via the buccinator muscle.
Anatomy[Bearbeiten]
The buccopharyngeal fascia is only connected to the deep cervical fascia via loose connective tissue. There is therefore an easily expandable gap between the two fasciae, the spatium retropharyngeum. Inflammation can easily spread in this space and lead to a retropharyngeal abscess.