Pharyngeal tubercle | |
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Details | |
Part of | Occipital bone |
System | Skeletal |
Identifiers | |
Latin | tuberculum pharyngeum |
TA98 | A02.1.04.007 |
TA2 | 555 |
FMA | 75746 |
Anatomical terms of bone |
The pharyngeal tubercle is a part of the occipital bone of the head and neck. It is located on the lower surface of the basilar part of occipital bone. It is the site of attachment of the pharyngeal raphe.