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]
| Buccopharyngeal fascia | |
|---|---|
 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 | |
Structure
editThe 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]
Attachments
editIt 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]
Relations
editThe 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]
Additional images
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Floor of mouth. Deep dissection.Anterior view.
See also
editReferences
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This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 390 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
- ^ a b c Standring, Susan (2020). Gray's Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice (42nd ed.). New York. p. 709. ISBN 978-0-7020-7707-4. OCLC 1201341621.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Morton, David A. (2019). The Big Picture: Gross Anatomy. K. Bo Foreman, Kurt H. Albertine (2nd ed.). New York. p. 266. ISBN 978-1-259-86264-9. OCLC 1044772257.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ a b c Fehrenbach, Margaret J.; Herring, Susan W. (2017). Illustrated Anatomy of the Head and Neck (5th ed.). St. Louis: Elsevier. pp. 266–267. ISBN 978-0-323-39634-9.
- ^ a b c Stecco, Carla; Hammer, Warren; Vleeming, Andry; De Caro, Raffaele (2015-01-01), Stecco, Carla; Hammer, Warren; Vleeming, Andry; De Caro, Raffaele (eds.), "4 - Fasciae of the Head and Neck", Functional Atlas of the Human Fascial System, Churchill Livingstone, pp. 103–139, ISBN 978-0-7020-4430-4, retrieved 2021-01-12
- ^ Yousem, David M. (2015-01-01), Yousem, David M. (ed.), "Fair Game", Head and Neck Imaging (Fourth Edition), Case Review Series, Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders, pp. 103–304, ISBN 978-1-4557-7629-0, retrieved 2021-01-13
- ^ Thompson, Stevan H.; Yeung, Alison Y. (2016-01-01), Hupp, James R.; Ferneini, Elie M. (eds.), "4 - Anatomy Relevant to Head, Neck, and Orofacial Infections", Head, Neck, and Orofacial Infections, St. Louis: Elsevier, pp. 60–93, doi:10.1016/b978-0-323-28945-0.00004-1, ISBN 978-0-323-28945-0, retrieved 2021-01-13
External links
edit- Anatomy photo:31:10-0102 at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center - "Pharynx: The Pharyngeal Constrictor Muscles"
- "Buccopharyngeal fascia". Medcyclopaedia. GE. Archived from the original on 2012-02-05.
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