Superior Pharyngeal Constrictor
Tongue & Throat
Pushes food downward like a wave — works in sequence with the other constrictors.
Function
Constricts upper pharynx during swallowing
Origin
Pterygoid hamulus, pterygomandibular raphe, mandible, tongue
Insertion
Pharyngeal raphe
Innervation
Vagus nerve (CN X) via pharyngeal plexus