The buccopharyngeal fascia is a fascia in the head and neck.
Structure
The buccopharyngeal runs parallel to the medial aspect of the carotid sheath. It is a thin lamina given off from the pretracheal fascia gives off a thin lamina.
It is attached to the prevertebral fascia by loose connective tissue, with the retropharyngeal space found between them.[citation needed] It may also be attached to the alar fascia posteriorly at C3 and C6 levels.[1]
The thyroid gland wraps around the trachea and oesophagus anterior to the buccopharyngeal fascia, so that the lateral parts of the thyroid gland border it.[2]
Function
The buccopharyngeal fascia envelops the superior pharyngeal constrictor muscles.[3] It closely invests the constrictor muscles of the pharynx.[citation needed] It is continued forward from the constrictor pharyngis superior onto the buccinator.[3]
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