salpingopharyngeus

sal·pin·go·pha·ryn·ge·us (mus·cle)

[TA] origin, medial lamina of cartilaginous part of auditory tube; insertion, longitudinal muscular layer of pharynx in association with musculus palatopharyngeus; action, assists in elevating pharynx and, according to some, assists in opening the auditory tube during swallowing; nerve supply, pharyngeal plexus. Synonym(s): musculus salpingopharyngeus [TA], salpingopharyngeal muscle

salpingopharyngeus

S00-832200 (săl-pĭng″gō-făr-ĭn′jē-ŭs) [″ + pharynx, throat] The muscle near the opening of the eustachian tube that raises the nasopharynx and also may help open the eustachian tube.