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Palatal Muscles
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Purpose of Palatal muscles | Raise and lower the soft palate (velum) |
| Palatoglossus (origin) | Anterior surface of the soft palate |
| Palatoglossus (insertion) | Sides of the tongue and styloglossus |
| Palatoglossus (function) | Lowers the palate when making a nasal sound or raises the back of the tongue as in making a "gu" sound |
| Why does the palate need to be raised | To avoid sounding nasal |
| What happens to the palate during swallowing | It has to be pulled upward and pulled out to the sides for a tight seal to close the palate - avoiding choking |
| What happens if the palate is raised and closed | food does not go through your nose |
| Tensor Veli Palatine | One of the muscles used to raise the palate |
| Tensor Veli Palatine (origin) | Lower surface of the sphenoid bone |
| Tensor Veli Palatine(insertion) | Into the palatini aponeurosis |
| Tensor Veli Palatini (Function) | Tense the palate and pull it laterally |
| Tensor Veli Palatini (innervation) | V cranial nerve - Trigeminal nerve |
| Levator Veli Palatini (origin) | lower surface of the petrus portion of the temporal bone |
| Levator Veli Palatini (function) | Raise the soft palate |
| Levator Veli Palatini (insertion) | Palatini Aponeurosis |
| Levator Veli Palatini (innervation) | X cranial nerve - Vegus nerve |
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