Superior pharyngeal constrictor
System
Muscular
SNOMED CT
244800006
Superior pharyngeal constrictor
Definition
The superior pharyngeal constrictor muscle is a quadrilateral muscle, thinner and paler than the inferior pharyngeal constrictor muscle and middle pharyngeal constrictor muscle. [WP,unvetted].
Also known as constrictor muscle of pharynx superior, musculus constrictor pharyngis superior, superior constrictor, superior constrictor muscle, superior constrictor of pharynx, superior constrictor pharyngeus — per UBERON
The Superior pharyngeal constrictor is a part of the Muscular.