The pharyngeal raphe is a raphe that serves as the origin and insertion for several of the pharyngeal constrictors (thyropharyngeal part of the inferior pharyngeal constrictor muscle, middle pharyngeal constrictor muscle, superior pharyngeal constrictor muscle).[verification needed] 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.
External links
- Anatomy figure: 31:02-05 at Human Anatomy Online, SUNY Downstate Medical Center
- Anatomy photo:31:12-0101 at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center
- Illustration (#32)
