Buccopharyngeal fascia

Buccopharyngeal fascia
Carotid sheath outlined in red
Muscles of the pharynx and cheek
Details
Identifiers
Latinfascia buccopharyngea
TA98A04.1.04.010
A05.3.01.116
TA22211
FMA55078
Anatomical terminology

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]

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  2. ^ 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)
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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