Myogale pterygopharyngeus
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https://doi.org/ 10.1206/0003-0082(2000)3294<0001:CMOMAT>2.0.CO;2 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FF8784-A46F-FFDA-7AAD-FC1DFEC04573 |
treatment provided by |
Carolina |
scientific name |
Myogale pterygopharyngeus |
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ORIGIN: From the tip of the pterygoid hamulus.
INSERTION: Into the midline of the roof of the pharynx.
REMARKS: This muscle has the same general form in Neurotrichus , Parascalops , Scalopus , Scapanus , Scaptonyx , Talpa , Uropsilus , and Urotrichus . I did not observe this muscle in Condylura , Desmana , and Galemys . This is the anteriormost of the pharyngeal constrictors.
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