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Musc Soft Palate
Dental Anatomy DENT-110
| muscle | origin/insertion | action |
|---|---|---|
| Palatoglossus (forming anterior faucial pillar) | median palatine raphe/lateral surface of tongue | elevates and arches tongue to soft palate, depressing soft palate toward tongue; forms sphincter, separating oral cavity from pharynx |
| Palatopharyngeus (posterior faucial pillar) | soft palate/laryngopharynx ad thyroid cartilate | moves palate posteroinferiorly and posterior pharyngeal wall anterosuperiorly to help close off nasopharynx; elevates pharynx |
| Levator veli palatine | temporal bone/median palatine raphe | raises soft palate to contact posterior pharyngeal wall to help close off nasopharynx |
| tensor veli talatine | auditory tube and interior surface of sphenoid bone/becomes tendon near hamulus, forms palatine aponeurosis and inserts at median palatine raphe | tenses and slightly lowers soft palate. 'pop ears' |
| muscle of the uvula | tissue projection inf and post from soft palate | helps close off nasopharynx |