Styloid Septum
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Scheme of septum styloideum
The styloid septum (septum styloideum) is a septum made of muscles and their fascia. It is located in the space around the larynx and divides it into spatium prestyloideum and spatium retrostyloideum. It extends between the pharynx and the sternocleidomastoid muscle.
Muscles of the septum:[edit | edit source]
- m. stylohyoid,
- m. styloglossus,
- m. stylopharyngeus,
- m. digastricus - venter posterior,
- m. sternocleidomastoid.
The muscles are attached to the lamina praetrachealis fasciae cervicalis.
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References[edit | edit source]
- GRIM, Miloš – DRUGA, Rastislav. Fundamentals of Anatomy : 5. Anatomy of body landscapes. 1. edition. Galen, 2008. 119 pp. ISBN 978-80-7262-179-8.
- ČIHÁK, Radomír. Anatomy 1. 3. edition. Grada, 2011. 552 pp. ISBN 978-80-247-3817-8.
