The cricopharyngeus is a pharyngeal arch 4/6 muscle that participates in oral/pharyngeal behaviors and is innervated by the pharyngeal plexus and the recurrent laryngeal n. (from Vagus, CN X), and is an integral part of the pharyngeal tube, and attaches to the cricoid cartilage and the midline raphe. It acts as a sphincter between the pharynx and esophagus.
diaphragm +
diaphragmaticus muscle
distal part of styloid process of temporal bone
dorsal oblique branchial muscle
dorsal pancreas +
dorsal retractor
dorsal transverse
duct of olfactory gland
ductal plate
endo-epithelium +
endocrine pancreas +
endodermal part of digestive tract +
esophageal process
exocrine pancreas +
external acoustic meatus +
external acoustic meatus osseus part
external levatores
external pharyngoclavicularis
extrapancreatic duct
fauces
faveolus
fibroelastic membrane of larynx
foramen cecum of tongue
frontalis muscle belly
fundus of gallbladder
gallbladder +
gallbladder lamina propria
gill lamella +
gland of nasal mucosa +
glottis +
gustatory pore
head of pancreas +
hepatic acinus +
hepatic cord +
horn of thyroid cartilage +
hyoid bone lesser horn
hyoid muscle +
inferior parathyroid gland +
infundibulum of gallbladder
interalveolar septum
internal levator
internal pharyngoclavicularis
islet of Langerhans
isthmus of thyroid gland
lamina propria of bronchus
laryngeal apparatus +
laryngeal associated mesenchyme +
laryngeal cartilage +
laryngeal pre-cartilage condensation +
laryngeal prominence
laryngeal ventricle
laryngeal vocal fold +
larynx connective tissue +
larynx mucous gland
larynx submucosa +
larynx submucosa gland
lateral process of cricoid cartilage
lateral wall of nasopharynx
lateral wall of oropharynx
left lung alveolar system +
ligament of larynx +
ligament of liver +
lingula of left lung
liver +
liver lobule +
liver papillary process
liver parenchyma +
liver reticuloendothelial system
liver stroma +
liver subserosa
liver trabecula
lobar bronchus alveolar system
lobe of liver +
lobe of lung +
lobe of thyroid gland +
lower respiratory tract cartilage +
lower respiratory tract connective tissue +
lung +
lung field
lung parenchyma +
lung saccule
membrana tympaniformis +
mesenchyme of main bronchus +
mesenchyme of trachea +
metabolic zone of liver +
mixed endoderm/mesoderm-derived structure +
mucosa of biliary tree +
mucosa of bronchiole +
mucosa of gallbladder +
mucosa of larynx +
mucosa of nasopharynx
mucosa of oropharynx
mucous gland of lung
muscle of digastric group +
muscle of larynx +
musculature of larynx +
nasal cavity mucosa +
nasal-associated lymphoid tissue +
nasopharyngeal gland
nasopharynx connective tissue
neck of gallbladder
occipitalis
oronasal membrane
oropharyngeal gland
oropharynx +
palatine tonsil
palatopharyngeus muscle +
pancreas head parenchyma
pancreas tail parenchyma
pancreatic acinus
pancreatic duct +
pancreatic lobule +
parenchyma of thyroid gland
pharyngeal adductor
pharyngeal arch derived gill +
pharyngeal slit
pharyngohyoid
pleural sac +
portal lobule
portal triad +
post-anal gut
posterior wall of nasopharynx
posterior wall of oropharynx
posterior wall of the glottis
pre-tracheal muscle
prominentia apicalis dorsalis
prominentia apicalis ventralis
proximo-distal subdivision of respiratory tract +
pulmonary collagen fibril
pulmonary lobule +
pulmonary lymphatic vessel
pulmonary neuroendocrine body
pulmonary part of lymphatic system +
Reichert's cartilage +
respiratory muscle +
respiratory tract +
respiratory tube +
right lung alveolar system +
roof of nasopharynx
salpingopharyngeus muscle
septal organ of Masera
sphincter of hepatopancreatic ampulla
spiral valve of cystic duct
stapes base
stapes bone +
stroma of thyroid gland
stylohyoid ligament
styloid process of temporal bone +
stylopharyngeus muscle
submucosa of biliary tree +
submucosa of bronchiole
submucosa of bronchus +
submucosa of trachea +
syrinx organ +
tail of pancreas +
taste bud +
thymus primordium endoderm
thyroglossal duct
thyroid follicle +
thyroid gland +
thyroid gland medulla
thyroid primordium +
thyroid primordium endoderm
thyropharyngeus muscle
trachea basement membrane +
trachea reticular lamina
tracheal submucosal gland ciliated duct
tracheobronchial lymph node +
tracheobronchial tree +
transversus epibranchialis 2
triangular ligament of liver
ultimobranchial body +
uncinate process of pancreas
upper respiratory conduit +
ventral liver lobe
ventral pancreas
ventral transverse
visceral endoderm +
wall of gallbladder
Synonyms
Exact Synonyms:
cricopharyngeal part of inferior constrictor pharyngeus
;
cricopharyngeal part of inferior pharyngeal constrictor
;
cricopharyngeal part of inferior pharyngeal constrictor muscle
;
cricopharyngeus
;
cricopharyngeus portion of the inferior pharyngeal constrictor
;
musculus cricopharyngeus
;
pars cricopharyngea (musculus constrictor pharyngis inferior)
;
pars cricopharyngea musculus constrictoris pharyngis inferioris