All of the pharyngeal constrictors originate from the posterior end of the hard palate. These three muscles overlap one another in their insertion into the midline raphe.
A) Both statements are true.
B) The first statement is true; the second is false.
C) The first statement is false; the second is true.
D) Both statements are false.
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