Hard and Soft Palate

Question 1

what are the 5 muscles associated with the soft palate

Answer 1

tensor veli palatini
levator veli palatini
palatopharyngeus
palatoglossus
musculus uvulae

Question 2

___________tenses the soft palate and opens the pharyngotympanic tube to allow for yawning and swallowing

Answer 2

tensor veli palatini

Question 3

What innervates tensor veli palatini

Answer 3

medial pterygoid nerve of mandibular V3

Question 4

what innervates levator veli palatini

Answer 4

vagus pharyngeal branch

Question 5

if the function is normal when the patient says ahh the palate deviates away from the lesioned side. what muscle are we testing

Answer 5

leator veli palatini

Question 6

levator veli palatini action

Answer 6

elevates the palate, closes the pharyngeal narrowing between nasopharynx and oropharnyx

Question 7

palatopharyngeal arch over lies

Answer 7

palatopharyngeal muscle

Question 8

what innervates palatopharyngeus m

Answer 8

vagus nerve pharyngeal branch

Question 9

action of palatoglossus

Answer 9

elevates back of tongue, narrows isthmus and depresses soft palate

Question 10

what innervates palatoglossus

Answer 10

vagus nerve pharyngeal branch

Question 11

musculus uvulae is innervated by

Answer 11

pharyngeal branch of vagus nerve

Question 12

what nerves passes through the sphenopalatine formanen

Answer 12

nasopalatine nerve

Question 13

what two nerves contribute to innervation of the palatine glands

Answer 13

greater and deep petrosal nerves

Question 14

Deep petrosal is a branch off

Answer 14

sympathetic trunk

Question 15

greater petrosal nerve is a branch off

Answer 15

facial