stylopharyngeus

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Origin

root of styloid process

Insertion

thyroid cartilage & wall of pharynx

Action

elevates pharynx & larynx

Innervation

glossopharyngeal nerve (CN IX)

More general terms

References

  1. Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999