MIDDLE CONSTRICTOR
| ORIGIN Lower third of stylohyoid ligament, lesser cornu and superior border of greater cornu of hyoid bone |
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| INSERTION Middle portion of pharyngeal raphe |
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| ACTION Aids swallowing |
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| NERVE Pharyngeal plexus (IX, X and sympathetic) via pharyngeal branch of X with its motor fibers from cranial accessory nerve (XI) |