Salpingopharyngeus
Head & throat
- Origin
- Lower end of the cartilage of the auditory tube
- Insertion
- Side wall of the pharynx, blending with the palatopharyngeus
- Action
- Raises the pharynx
- Nerve supply
- Pharyngeal plexus of the vagus nerve (CN X)
A small muscle running down from the opening of the auditory tube into the wall of the throat. It helps lift the pharynx during swallowing.
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