Buccopharyngeal fascia
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| Buccopharyngeal fascia | |
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 Carotid sheath outlined in red | |
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| Details | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | Fascia buccopharyngea |
| TA98 | A04.1.04.010 A05.3.01.116 |
| TA2 | 2211 |
| FMA | 55078 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
The buccopharyngeal fascia is a fascia in the head and neck.
Structure[]
The buccopharyngeal runs parallel to the medial aspect of the carotid sheath. It is a thin lamina given off from the pretracheal fascia gives off a thin lamina.
It is attached to the prevertebral fascia by loose connective tissue, with the retropharyngeal space found between them.[citation needed] It may also be attached to the alar fascia posteriorly at C3 and C6 levels.[1]
The thyroid gland wraps around the trachea and oesophagus anterior to the buccopharyngeal fascia, so that the lateral parts of the thyroid gland border it.[2]
Function[]
The buccopharyngeal fascia envelops the superior pharyngeal constrictor muscles.[3] It closely invests the constrictor muscles of the pharynx.[citation needed] It is continued forward from the constrictor pharyngis superior onto the buccinator.[3]
Additional images[]
Floor of mouth. Deep dissection.Anterior view.
References[]
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 390 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
- ^ Yousem, David M. (2015-01-01), Yousem, David M. (ed.), "Fair Game", Head and Neck Imaging (Fourth Edition), Case Review Series, Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders, pp. 103–304, ISBN 978-1-4557-7629-0, retrieved 2021-01-13
- ^ Thompson, Stevan H.; Yeung, Alison Y. (2016-01-01), Hupp, James R.; Ferneini, Elie M. (eds.), "4 - Anatomy Relevant to Head, Neck, and Orofacial Infections", Head, Neck, and Orofacial Infections, St. Louis: Elsevier, pp. 60–93, doi:10.1016/b978-0-323-28945-0.00004-1, ISBN 978-0-323-28945-0, retrieved 2021-01-13
- ^ Jump up to: a b Stecco, Carla; Hammer, Warren; Vleeming, Andry; De Caro, Raffaele (2015-01-01), Stecco, Carla; Hammer, Warren; Vleeming, Andry; De Caro, Raffaele (eds.), "4 - Fasciae of the Head and Neck", Functional Atlas of the Human Fascial System, Churchill Livingstone, pp. 103–139, ISBN 978-0-7020-4430-4, retrieved 2021-01-12
External links[]
- Anatomy photo:31:10-0102 at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center - "Pharynx: The Pharyngeal Constrictor Muscles"
- "Buccopharyngeal fascia". Medcyclopaedia. GE. Archived from the original on 2012-02-05.
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