palatopharyngeus muscle

Preferred Label : palatopharyngeus muscle;

Uberon definition : The palatopharyngeus or palatopharyngeal or pharyngopalatinus muscle is a long, fleshy fasciculus, narrower in the middle than at either end, forming, with the mucous membrane covering its surface, the palatopharyngeal arch.;

Uberon synonym : palatopharyngeus; pharyngopalatinus muscle; palatopharyngeal muscle;

Uberon related term : pharyngopalatinus;

Uberon Structure note : It is separated from the palatoglossus muscle by an angular interval, in which the palatine tonsil is lodged. It arises from the soft palate, where it is divided into two fasciculi by the levator veli palatini and musculus uvulae;

Details

Origin ID

0010234;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Entire palatopharyngeal muscle (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Palatopharyngeus [FMA entity]
- Palatopharyngeus [MeSH concept]
- Palatopharyngeus muscle [ICD-11 Extension code]
- Structure of palatopharyngeal muscle (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- palatopharyngeal muscle [SNOMED Notion]
- palatopharyngeus muscle [Radlex concept]
- pharyngeal muscles [MeSH Descriptor]
Uberon cross reference
- Entire palatopharyngeal muscle (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Palatopharyngeus [FMA entity]
has muscle insertion
- thyroid cartilage [UBERON concept]
has muscle origin
- hard palate [UBERON concept]
has part
- posterior fascicle of palatopharyngeus [UBERON concept]
in lateral side of
- chordate pharynx [UBERON concept]
part of
- chordate pharynx [UBERON concept]

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