name	stylopharyngeus_muscle
namespace	http://cytomer.bioinf.med.uni-goettingen.de#
parent	 levator_pharyngis_muscles 
nameEnglishSynonym []	stylopharyngeus
organNo []	20455
ACC []	cy0000982
comment [en]	A slender muscle arises from the base of the styloid process of the temporal bone, inserts in the side of the pharynx, acts with the contralateral muscle in swallowing to increase the transverse diameter of the pharynx by drawing its sides upward and laterally
comment [de]	Ursprung: Processus styloideus des Schläfenbeines; Funktion: Hebung des Rachens, Erweiterung des Isthmus faucium
label [med]	Musculus stylopharyngeus
label [en]	stylopharyngeus muscle
speciesNo []	86
attachedToApproach	pharynx
attachedToOrigin	styloid_process_of_temporal_bone
isInnervatedBy	glossopharyngeal_nerve_IX