The pharyngeal raphe is a
raphe
Raphe (; from Greek ῥαφή, "seam"Liddell, H.G. & Scott, R. (1940). ''A Greek-English Lexicon. revised and augmented throughout by Sir Henry Stuart Jones. with the assistance of. Roderick McKenzie.'' Oxford: Clarendon Press.) has several diffe ...
that serves as the origin and insertion for several of the pharyngeal constrictors (thyropharyngeal part of the
inferior pharyngeal constrictor muscle,
middle pharyngeal constrictor muscle,
superior pharyngeal constrictor muscle). Two sides of the pharyngeal wall are joined posteriorly in the midline by the raphe. Superiorly, it attaches to the
pharyngeal tubercle
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 l ...
; inferiorly, it extends to the level of vertebra C6 where it blends with the posterior wall of the esophagus.
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Illustration (#32)
Human head and neck
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