muscles Flashcards
What is the primary function of the soft palate muscles?
To elevate and tense the soft palate during swallowing and speech.
True or False: The soft palate is a bony structure.
False: The soft palate is a muscular structure.
Name the muscle responsible for elevating the soft palate.
Levator veli palatini.
Fill in the blank: The __________ muscle helps in tensing the soft palate.
Tensor veli palatini.
Which muscle depresses the soft palate?
Palatoglossus.
What is the innervation of the majority of the soft palate muscles?
Vagus nerve (CN X) and accessory nerve (CN XI).
True or False: The uvula is part of the soft palate.
True.
What muscle makes up the uvula?
Musculus uvulae.
Multiple Choice: Which of the following is NOT a muscle of the soft palate? A) Tensor veli palatini B) Orbicularis oris C) Levator veli palatini
B) Orbicularis oris.
What is the role of the palatopharyngeus muscle?
It helps in elevating the pharynx and closing off the nasopharynx during swallowing.
Fill in the blank: The __________ muscle assists in the elevation of the soft palate and is also involved in speech.
Levator veli palatini.
True or False: The tensor veli palatini muscle is responsible for closing the oropharynx.
False: It tenses the soft palate but does not close the oropharynx.
What is the primary action of the soft palate during swallowing?
To elevate and close off the nasopharynx.
Name the two muscles that primarily elevate the soft palate.
Levator veli palatini and musculus uvulae.
Multiple Choice: Which muscle is involved in the movement of the uvula? A) Palatoglossus B) Musculus uvulae C) Tensor veli palatini
B) Musculus uvulae.
What is the anatomical location of the soft palate?
It is located at the back of the roof of the mouth, behind the hard palate.
Fill in the blank: The __________ muscle is involved in the movement of the soft palate and is innervated by the vagus nerve.
Levator veli palatini.
True or False: The soft palate is involved in the swallowing process.
True.
What condition can result from dysfunction of the soft palate muscles?
Velopharyngeal insufficiency.
Name a clinical significance of the soft palate muscles.
They play a crucial role in preventing food and liquid from entering the nasopharynx during swallowing.
Multiple Choice: Which muscle is considered a landmark for the soft palate? A) Tensor veli palatini B) Palatopharyngeus C) Musculus uvulae
C) Musculus uvulae.
What happens to the soft palate during speech?
It elevates to help close off the nasal passages.
Which muscle assists in swallowing by elevating the larynx?
Palatopharyngeus.
Fill in the blank: The __________ muscle is responsible for tensing the soft palate.
Tensor veli palatini.
True or False: The soft palate muscles are all innervated by the facial nerve.
False: Most are innervated by the vagus nerve.
What structure separates the oral cavity from the nasal cavity?
The soft palate.
Name one function of the tensor veli palatini muscle.
To open the Eustachian tube during swallowing.
