Pharyngeal muscles
Illustration of the muscular pharynx viewed from behind.
| Term name | Layer | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cricopharyngeal part; cricopharyngeus | Layer 1 |
| 2 | Thyropharyngeal part; thyropharyngeus | Layer 1 |
| 3 | Ceratopharyngeal part | Layer 1 |
| 4 | Buccopharyngeal part | Layer 1 |
| 5 | Pterygopharyngeal part [[Passavanti]] | Layer 1 |
| 6 | Mastoid process | Layer 1 |
| 7 | Pharyngeal tubercle | Layer 1 |
| 8 | Pharyngobasilar fascia | Layer 1 |
| 9 | Submandibular gland | Layer 1 |
| 10 | Parotid gland | Layer 1 |
| 11 | Medial pterygoid | Layer 1 |
| 12 | Pharyngeal raphe | Layer 1 |
| 13 | Digastric | Layer 1 |
| 14 | Stylohyoid | Layer 1 |
| 15 | Stylopharyngeus | Layer 1 |
| 16 | Styloid process | Layer 1 |
| 17 | Thyroid gland | Layer 1 |
| 18 | Oesophagus | Layer 1 |
| 19 | Inferior constrictor | Layer 1 |
| 20 | Middle constrictor | Layer 1 |
| 21 | Superior constrictor | Layer 1 |