stylopharyngeus function
Stylopharyngeus is the only muscle in the pharynx innervated by the glossopharyngeal nerve (CN IX) and is done by its single motor branch, which supplies special visceral efferent (SVE) fibers to it. Development. Embryological origin is the third pharyngeal arch. Function. The stylopharyngeus: elevates the larynx; elevates the pharynx