Middle Pharyngeal Constrictor
Tongue & Throat
The middle link in the swallowing chain — constrictors fire top-to-bottom.
Function
Constricts middle pharynx during swallowing
Origin
Greater and lesser horns of hyoid, stylohyoid ligament
Insertion
Pharyngeal raphe
Innervation
Vagus nerve (CN X) via pharyngeal plexus