Muscles that constrict run dorsally to the roof of the pharynx. Rostral constrictor muscles are the '''hyopharyngeous''', '''pterygopharyngeous''' and the '''palatopharyngeous muscles'''. They originate from the [[Tonsils - Anatomy & Physiology#Pterygoid Bone (os pterygoideum)|pterygoid]] region of the skull and the aponeurosis of the [[Soft Palate|soft palate]] and shorten the pharynx. The middle constictor muscle is the '''thyopharyngeous muscle'''. It origniates from the [[Hyoid Apparatus - Anatomy & Physiology|hyoid bone]]. The caudal constictor muscle is the '''cricopharyngeous muscle'''. It originates from the [[Larynx - Anatomy & Physiology#Thyroid Cartilage|thyroid cartilage]] of the [[Larynx - Anatomy & Physiology|larynx]].
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*Rostral constrictor muscles are the '''hyopharyngeous''', '''pterygopharyngeous''' and the '''palatopharyngeous muscles'''
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**Originate from the [[Tonsils - Anatomy & Physiology#Pterygoid Bone (os pterygoideum)|pterygoid]] region of the skull and the aponeurosis of the [[Soft Palate|soft palate]]
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**Shorten the pharynx
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*Middle constictor muscle is the '''thyopharyngeous muscle'''
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**Origniates from the [[Hyoid Apparatus - Anatomy & Physiology|hyoid bone]]
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*Caudal constictor muscles are the '''cricopharyngeous muscle'''
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**Originates from the [[Larynx - Anatomy & Physiology#Thyroid Cartilage|thyroid cartilage]] of the [[Larynx - Anatomy & Physiology|larynx]]