Oropharyngeal isthmus
- Oropharyngeal isthmus
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Caption = Pharynx

Caption2 = Dissection of the muscles of the palate from behind.
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The oropharyngeal isthmus (or isthmus offauces ) is the passage from themouth to theoropharynx .The
Palatoglossus muscle closes the oropharyngeal isthmus.
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Palatoglossus muscle — Infobox Muscle Name = PAGENAME Latin = musculus palatoglossus GraySubject = 243 GrayPage = 1139 Caption = Dissection of the muscles of the palate from behind. Origin = palatine aponeurosis Insertion = tongue Blood = Nerve = vagus nerve and… … Wikipedia

