stylopharyngeus muscle

GPTKB entity

Statements (17)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:skeletal_muscle
gptkbp:action elevates larynx
elevates pharynx
gptkbp:bloodSupply pharyngeal branch of ascending pharyngeal artery
gptkbp:developedBy third pharyngeal arch
gptkbp:enemyOf constrictor muscles of pharynx
gptkbp:function swallowing
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label stylopharyngeus muscle
gptkbp:innervates gptkb:glossopharyngeal_nerve
gptkbp:insertion thyroid cartilage
pharyngeal wall
gptkbp:location pharynx
gptkbp:nerveRoot gptkb:cranial_nerve_IX
gptkbp:origin styloid process of temporal bone
gptkbp:uniqueInnervation only pharyngeal muscle innervated by glossopharyngeal nerve
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:glossopharyngeal_nerve
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6