Palatopharyngeus muscle

Palatopharyngeus muscle
Dissection of the muscles of the palate from behind (palatopharyngeus muscle labeled as pharyngopalatinus labeled at top center, below choanae)
Details
Origin	Palatine aponeurosis and hard palate
Insertion	Upper border of thyroid cartilage (blends with constrictor fibers)
Artery	Facial artery
Nerve	Pharyngeal branch of vagus nerve
Actions	Pulls pharynx and larynx upward
Identifiers
Latin	musculus palatopharyngeus
TA98	A05.2.01.105
TA2	2132
FMA	46666
Anatomical terms of muscle [edit on Wikidata]

The palatopharyngeus (palatopharyngeal or pharyngopalatinus) muscle is a small muscle in the roof of the mouth.

It is a long, fleshy fasciculus, narrower in the middle than at either end, forming, with the mucous membrane covering its surface, the palatopharyngeal arch.