Preferred Label : inferior pharyngeal constrictor;
Uberon definition : The inferior pharyngeal constrictor, the thickest of the three constrictors, arises
from the sides of the cricoid and thyroid cartilage. Similarly to the superior and
middle pharyngeal constrictor muscles, it is innervated by the vagus nerve (cranial
nerve X), specifically, by branches from the pharyngeal plexus and by neuronal branches
from the recurrent laryngeal nerve. [WP,unvetted].;
Uberon synonym : inferior constrictor pharyngeus; constrictores pharyngis caudales; inferior constrictor of pharynx; inferior constrictor; constrictor muscle of pharynx inferior;
Uberon related term : inferior pharyngeal constrictor; constrictor inferior; inferior constrictor muscle; inferior constrictor; constrictor pharyngis inferior;
Origin ID : 0001570;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Uberon cross reference
- has muscle insertion
- has muscle origin
- has part
The inferior pharyngeal constrictor, the thickest of the three constrictors, arises
from the sides of the cricoid and thyroid cartilage. Similarly to the superior and
middle pharyngeal constrictor muscles, it is innervated by the vagus nerve (cranial
nerve X), specifically, by branches from the pharyngeal plexus and by neuronal branches
from the recurrent laryngeal nerve. [WP,unvetted].
