Preferred Label : pharyngeal tubercle;
Uberon definition : On the lower surface of the basilar part of occipital bone, about 1 cm. in front of
the foramen magnum, is the pharyngeal tubercle which gives attachment to the fibrous
raphC) of the pharynx, also known as the pharyngeal raphe. This is the point of attachment
for the superior pharyngeal constrictor muscle.;
Origin ID : 0006685;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Uberon cross reference
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On the lower surface of the basilar part of occipital bone, about 1 cm. in front of
the foramen magnum, is the pharyngeal tubercle which gives attachment to the fibrous
raphC) of the pharynx, also known as the pharyngeal raphe. This is the point of attachment
for the superior pharyngeal constrictor muscle.
