As it descends it diminishes in thickness, and is gradually lost.

It is strengthened posteriorly by a strong fibrous band, which is attached above to the pharyngeal spine on the under surface of the basilar portion of the occipital bone, and passes downward, forming a median raphé, which gives attachment to the Constrictores pharyngis.

Additional images[edit]

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  Larynx, pharynx and tongue.Deep dissection, posterior view.

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  Larynx, pharynx and tongue.Deep dissection, posterior view.

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  Larynx, pharynx and tongue.Deep dissection, Posterior view.

References[edit]

This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 1143 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

External links[edit]

• "Pharyngobasilar fascia". Medcyclopaedia. GE. Archived from the original on 2012-02-05.
• http://ect.downstate.edu/courseware/haonline/labs/l31/100101.htm
• http://www.instantanatomy.net/headneck/areas/phpharyngobasilarfascia.html