"Velopharyngeal Sphincter" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A group of muscles attached to the SOFT PALATE (or velum) and the PHARYNX. They include the superior constrictor, the PALATOPHARYNGEUS, the levator veli palatini muscle, and the muscularis uvulae. This sphincter is situated between the oral and nasal cavities. A competent velopharyngeal sphincter is essential for normal speech and swallowing.
| Descriptor ID |
D055158
|
| MeSH Number(s) |
A02.633.567.800.680 A04.623.617.680 A14.724.617.680
|
| Concept/Terms |
Velopharyngeal Sphincter- Velopharyngeal Sphincter
- Sphincter, Velopharyngeal
- Palatopharyngeal Sphincter
- Sphincter, Palatopharyngeal
|
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Velopharyngeal Sphincter".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Velopharyngeal Sphincter".
This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Velopharyngeal Sphincter" by people in this website by year, and whether "Velopharyngeal Sphincter" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
![]()
To see the data from this visualization as text,
click here.
Below are the most recent publications written about "Velopharyngeal Sphincter" by people in Profiles.