human_reference_atlas Homo sapiens chordate pharyngeal muscle palatal muscle palatopharyngeus muscle http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1b/Musculuspalatopharyngeus.png Palatopharyngeus is a muscle that attaches to the palatine bones, soft palate, and pharynx and is innervated by Cranial Nerve X via the pharyngeal plexus.[FEED] palatopharyngeus muscle pharyngopalatinus muscle uberon palatopharyngeus UBERON:0010234 palatopharyngeus muscle musculus palatopharyngeus FMA:46666 Wikipedia:Palatopharyngeus_muscle AS pharyngopalatinus SCTID:244796000 The palatopharyngeus or palatopharyngeal or pharyngopalatinus muscle is a long, fleshy fasciculus, narrower in the middle than at either end, forming, with the mucous membrane covering its surface, the palatopharyngeal arch. palatopharyngeal muscle It is separated from the palatoglossus muscle by an angular interval, in which the palatine tonsil is lodged. It arises from the soft palate, where it is divided into two fasciculi by the levator veli palatini and musculus uvulae longitudinal pharyngeal muscle