The common fibular nerve (common peroneal nerve; external popliteal nerve; peroneal nerve; lateral popliteal nerve) about one-half the size of the tibial nerve is derived from the dorsal branches of […]
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Sacral plexus
In human anatomy the sacral plexus is a nerve plexus which provides motor and sensory nerves for the posterior thigh most of the lower leg the entire foot and part […]
Thoracoacromial artery
The thoracoacromial artery (acromiothoracic artery; thoracic axis) is a short trunk which arises from the forepart of the axillary artery its origin being generally overlapped by the upper edge of […]
Tensor veli palatini muscle
The tensor veli palatini (tensor palati or tensor muscle of the velum palatinum) is a broad thin ribbon-like muscle in the head that tenses the soft palate.
Stylopharyngeus muscle
The stylopharyngeus is a muscle in the head that stretches between the temporal styloid process and the pharynx.
Pharyngeal constrictor
Pharyngeal constrictor refers to one of the muscles that serves to constrict the pharynx.They include: Superior pharyngeal constrictor muscle Middle pharyngeal constrictor muscle Inferior pharyngeal constrictor muscle
Superior pharyngeal constrictor muscle
The superior pharyngeal constrictor muscle is a muscle in the pharynx. It is the highest located muscle of the three pharyngeal constrictors. The muscle is a quadrilateral muscle thinner and […]
Inferior pharyngeal constrictor muscle
The Inferior pharyngeal constrictor the thickest of the three constrictors arises from the sides of the cricoid and thyroid cartilage. Similarly to the superior and middle pharyngeal constrictor muscles it […]
Middle pharyngeal constrictor muscle
The middle pharyngeal constrictor is a fanshaped muscle located in the neck. It is one of three pharyngeal constrictors. Similarly to the superior and inferior pharyngeal constrictor muscles the middle […]
Salpingopharyngeus muscle
The salpingopharyngeus muscle arises from the superior border of the medial cartilage of the pharyngotympanic tube (Eustachian tube) in the nasal cavity making the posterior welt of the torus tubarius; […]