part of part of chordate pharynx tubercle pharyngeal tubercle Wikipedia:Pharyngeal_tubercle On the lower surface of the basilar part of occipital bone, about 1 cm. in front of the foramen magnum, is the pharyngeal tubercle which gives attachment to the fibrous raphC) of the pharynx, also known as the pharyngeal raphe. This is the point of attachment for the superior pharyngeal constrictor muscle. EMAPA:19250 FMA:75746 UBERON:0006685