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 of the pharynx. [1] It represents the posterior portion of the pretracheal fascia [2] (visceral fascia). [3] It covers the superior pharyngeal constrictor muscles, and buccinator muscle. [4]
The buccopharyngeal fascia is a thin lamina given off from the pretracheal fascia.[ citation needed] It is the portion of the pretracheal fascia situated posterior and lateral to the pharynx. It encloses the entire superior part of the alimentary canal. [3]
The buccopharyngeal fascia envelops the superior pharyngeal constrictor muscles. [4] [1] It extends anteriorly from the constrictor pharyngis superior [4] over the pterygomandibular raphe to cover the buccinator muscle [1] (though another source describes it as continuous with the fascia covering the buccinator muscle). [3]
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. [5]
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. [6]
The buccopharyngeal fascia runs parallel to the medial aspect of the carotid sheath.[ citation needed]
This article incorporates text in the
public domain from
page 390 of the 20th edition of
Gray's Anatomy (1918)
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