Pharyngeal raphe
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The pharyngeal raphe is a raphe that serves as the posterior attachment for several of the pharyngeal constrictors (thyropharyngeal part of the inferior pharyngeal constrictor muscle, middle pharyngeal constrictor muscle, superior pharyngeal constrictor muscle).[1][2] Two sides of the pharyngeal wall are joined posteriorly in the midline by the raphe. Superiorly, it attaches to the pharyngeal tubercle; inferiorly, it extends to the level of vertebra C6 where it blends with the posterior wall of the esophagus.
| Pharyngeal raphe | |
|---|---|
 Muscles of the pharynx, viewed from behind, together with the associated vessels and nerves. (Pharyngeal raphe not labeled, but region is visible.) | |
| Details | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | raphe pharyngis |
| TA98 | A05.3.01.101 |
| TA2 | 2177 |
| FMA | 55077 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
