SUPERIOR CONSTRICTOR
Origin
Lower two thirds of med pterygoid plate, pterygomandibular raphe and post end of mylohyoid line on mandible
Action
Aids swallowing
Insertion
Upper midline pharyngeal raphe and pharyngeal tubercle of clivus of occiput
Nerve
Pharyngeal plexus (IX, X and sympathetic) via pharyngeal br of X with its motor fibres from cranial accessory (XI)
