Buccopharyngeal fascia

Last revised by Craig Hacking on 22 Feb 2024

Citation, DOI, disclosures and article data

Citation:

Deng F, Hacking C, Buccopharyngeal fascia. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 25 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-75859

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-75859

Permalink:

https://radiopaedia.org/articles/75859

rID:

75859

Article created:

8 Apr 2020, Francis Deng ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was created Francis Deng had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

22 Feb 2024, Craig Hacking ◉ ◈

Disclosures:

At the time the article was last revised Craig Hacking had the following disclosures:

Philips Australia, Paid speaker at Philips Spectral CT events (ongoing)

These were assessed during peer review and were determined to not be relevant to the changes that were made.

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Revisions:

3 times, by 2 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Head & Neck

Sections:

Anatomy

Synonyms:

Fascia buccopharyngealis

The buccopharyngeal fascia is the component of the middle layer of the deep cervical fascia that invests the outside of the pharyngeal constrictors and buccinator muscles.

Terminology

The term has been variably used to refer to the entire visceral component of the middle layer of the deep cervical fascia or, as used in this article, the subcomponent surrounding the pharynx and esophagus ¹.

Gross anatomy

The buccopharyngeal fascia invests the pharyngeal constrictor muscles (superior, middle, and inferior) ¹. Therefore, it surrounds the pharyngeal mucosal space and part of the visceral space.