The buccopharyngeal fascia is a thin lamina given off from the pretracheal fascia. It is the portion of the pretracheal fascia situated posterior and lateral to the pharynx. It encloses the entire superior part of the alimentary canal.
Relations The
thyroid gland wraps around the
trachea and
oesophagus anterior to the buccopharyngeal fascia, so that the lateral parts of the thyroid gland border it. The buccopharyngeal fascia runs parallel to the medial aspect of the
carotid sheath. ==Additional images==