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Cleft Palate Exam 1

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Term
Definition
What muscle elevates the velum   Levator Veli Palatine  
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What muscle is primarily responsible for opening ET, but provides no function in VP closure?   Tensor Veli Palatine  
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What muscle is responsible for quickly depressing the velum?   Palatoglossus  
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What muscle provides medial movement of lateral pharyngeal walls for closure of velum?   Palatopharyngeous  
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What muscle provides the bulk on the nasal surface of velum for tight closure?   Musculus Uvulae  
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What muscle provides constriction of lateral pharyngeal walls for tight closure of VP?   Superior Constrictor Muscle  
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What muscle assisting raising pharynx/larynx but is not significant in VP closure?   Salpingopharyngeous  
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What muscle is the only intrinsic muscle of velum?   Musculus Uvulae  
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What is the purpose of the tensor veli palatine for VP?   To relieve stress between hard and soft palate so there is no breakage  
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Palatal Aponeurosis   Junction b/t hard and soft palate, formed by tensor insertion  
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Is the musculus uvulae on the nasal or oral side?   Nasal surface  
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Which muscle creates a bulge on posterior nasal surface of velum?   Musculus Uvulae  
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_________ is contained within the anterior facial pillar   Palatoglossus muscle  
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Which muscle has both horizontal and vertical fibers?   Palatopharyngeous  
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Responsibility of horizontal fibers of palatopharyngeous   Sphincter for lateral and posterior PW, pulls medially  
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Responsibility of vertical fibers of palatopharyngeous   Lowers velum, elevated larynx  
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_________ is contained within the posterior facial pillar   Palatopharyngeous  
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Why are many individuals with clefts hypernasal?   Muscle insertion into bone (hard palate), muscle can't lift bone = velum doesn't elevate to close of VP port, air wastage  
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