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Part of the occipital bone of the skull From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The pharyngeal tubercle is a part of the occipital bone of the head and neck. It is located on the lower surface of the basilar part of occipital bone. It is the site of attachment of the pharyngeal raphe.
Pharyngeal tubercle | |
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Details | |
Part of | Occipital bone |
System | Skeletal |
Identifiers | |
Latin | tuberculum pharyngeum |
TA98 | A02.1.04.007 |
TA2 | 555 |
FMA | 75746 |
Anatomical terms of bone |
The pharyngeal tubercle is located on the inferior surface of the basilar part of occipital bone.[1] This about 1 cm anterior to the foramen magnum.
The pharyngeal tubercle gives attachment to the pharyngeal raphe[2][3][4] and, thereby, the superior pharyngeal constrictor muscle which forms it.[4]
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