Table 1 - Motor and sensory innervation of the muscles that open the upper esophageal sphincter (UES)
From the following article
Ivan M. Lang
GI Motility online (2006)
doi:10.1038/gimo12
| Muscle | Motor/sensory nerve | Motor nucleus | Sensory nucleus |
|---|---|---|---|
Roman numerals are the cranial nerve numbers. | |||
| Digastric muscle | Trigeminal (V) | Trigeminal (V) | Not applicable |
| Mylohyoideus | Trigeminal (V) | Trigeminal (V) | Mesencephalic V |
| Geniohyoideus | 1st cervical | C1 | C1 |
| Stylohyoideus | Facial (VII) | Facial (VII) | Not applicable |
| Hyoglossus | Hypoglossal (XII) | Hypoglossal (XII) | Spinal V |
| Stylopharyngeus | Glossopharyngeal (IX) | Nucleus ambiguus | Not applicable |
| Palatopharyngeus | Accessory (XI) | Nucleus ambiguus | Spinal V |
| Thyrohyoideus | 1st,, 2nd cervical | C1, C2 | C1, C2 |
| Sternohyoideus | 1st- 3rd cervical | C1-C3 | C1-C3 |
| Sternothyroideus | 1st to 3rd cervical | C1-C3 | C1-C3 |
| Omohyoideus | 1st to 3rd cervical | C1-C3 | C1-C3 |
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