Anatomy / Muscles

Palatopharyngeus muscle

Muscles ยท part of Muscles of soft palate

The palatopharyngeus (palatopharyngeal or pharyngopalatinus) muscle is a small muscle in the roof of the mouth. It is a long, fleshy fasciculus, narrower in the middle than at either end, forming, with the mucous membrane covering its surface, the palatopharyngeal arch. (Wikipedia)