palate muscles

Question 1

Levator veli palatini

Answer 1

O:Temporal bone (petrous portion)
and auditory tube
I:Palatine aponeurosis
N:Vagus nerve via pharyngeal
plexus
A:Elevates soft palate during swallowing

Question 2

Musculus uvulae

Answer 2

O:Nasal spine, palatine aponeurosis
I:Mucosa of uvula of the palate
N;Vagus nerve via pharyngeal
plexus
A:Shortens, elevates, and retracts uvula of the palate

Question 3

Palatoglossus

Answer 3

O:Palatine aponeurosis of soft palate
I:Lateral aspect of tongue
N:Vagus nerve via pharyngeal
plexus
A:Elevates posterior tongue,
depresses palate

Question 4

Tensor veli palatini

Answer 4

O: Scaphoid fossa of medial pterygoid plate, spine of sphenoid bone, pharyngotympanic (auditory, eustachian) tube
I: Palatine aponeurosis
N:Mandibular nerve
A:Tenses soft palate, opens
pharyngotympanic (auditory, eustachian) tube during swallowing and yawning

Question 5

Palatopharyngeus

Answer 5

O:Hard palate, superior palatine
aponeurosis
I:Lateral pharyngeal wall
N:Vagus nerve via pharyngeal
plexus
A:Tenses soft palate; pulls walls of pharynx superiorly, anteriorly, and medially during swallowing