Pharyngeal tubercle

Pharyngeal tubercle
Occipital bone. Outer surface. (Pharyngeal tubercle not labeled but visible at bottom, at center of box, labeled as attachment point of constrictor pharyngis superior.)
Base of skull. Inferior surface. (Pharyngeal tubercle labeled at right, eighth from the bottom.)
Details
Part ofoccipital bone
Systemskeletal
Identifiers
Latintuberculum pharyngeum
TA98A02.1.04.007
TA2555
FMA75746
Anatomical terms of bone

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.

Structure

The pharyngeal tubercle is located on the inferior surface of the basilar part of occipital bone. This about 1 cm anterior to the foramen magnum.

Attachments

The pharyngeal tubercle gives attachment to the pharyngeal raphe and, thereby, the superior pharyngeal constrictor muscle which forms it.

See also


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