Pharyngeal plexus

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Vagus group

The pharyngeal plexus (" pharyngeal plexus ") is a nerve anastomosis from the pharyngeal branches ( rami pharyngei ) of the vagus nerve and the glossopharyngeal nerve .

The plexus mainly serves the innervation of Schlundkopfschnürer: superior pharyngeal constrictor muscle , middle pharyngeal constrictor muscle and inferior pharyngeal constrictor muscle . In addition, sensitive fibers of the plexus serve as the afferent leg of the swallowing reflex .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b H. Loeweneck: Diagnostic anatomy: an aid to medical action . Springer, Berlin 2013, ISBN 978-3-642-68291-9 , pp. 209 .
  2. ↑ H. Loeweneck: Diagnostic anatomy: An aid to medical action . Springer, Berlin 2013, ISBN 978-3-642-68291-9 , pp. 100 .