Corpus: Pharyngeal raphe
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Synonym: pharyngeal suture
English:
Definition[Bearbeiten]
The raphe pharyngis is an adhesion suture on the dorsal side of the pharynx (pharynx) that serves as the attachment of various pharyngeal muscles.
Background[Bearbeiten]
The pharyngeal raphe lies in the median plane. It is formed by the interweaving of the muscle fibres of the following pharyngeal muscles on the posterior pharyngeal wall:
- Musculus constrictor pharyngis superior
- Musculus constrictor pharyngis medius
- Musculus constrictor pharyngis inferior
Cranially, the pharyngeal raphe is connected to the pharyngeal tubercle of the occipital bone.