Pharyngeal tubercle
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 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.