Muscles of the soft palate

Question 1

Musculus uvulea origin

Answer 1

Posterior nasal spine

Palatine aponeurosis

Question 2

Musculus uvulea insertion

Answer 2

Mucous membrane of uvula

Question 3

Musculus uvulea function

Answer 3

Shortens & broadens uvula

&

Pulls it superiorly

Question 4

Musculus uvulea innervation

Answer 4

Pharyngeal branches CN X & CN XI

Vagus & hypoglossal n

Question 5

Tensor veil palatini origin

Answer 5

Temporal, pterygoid bone & lateral laminar of auditory tube

Question 6

Tensor veil palatini insetion

Answer 6

palatine aponeurosis

Question 7

Tensor veil palatini function

Answer 7

Tenses soft palate

Question 8

Tensor veil palatini innervation

Answer 8

CN V3 (CN V)

Trigeminal N

Question 9

Levator veil palatini origin

Answer 9

Terporal bone & inferior part of auditory tube

Question 10

Levator veil palatini insertion

Answer 10

Superior aspect of palatine aponeurosis

Passes through 2 layers of palatopharyngeus

Question 11

Levator veil palatini function

Answer 11

Elevates soft palate to pervent food entering nasopharynx and oropharynx

Question 12

Levator veil palatini innervation

Answer 12

CN X, CN XI

Question 13

Palatopharyngeus origin

Answer 13

Posterior border of hard palate

&

Palatine aponeurosis

Question 14

Palatopharyngeus insertion

Answer 14

Posterior border of thyroid cartlige

Hard palate

Lateral wall of pharynx

Question 15

Palatopharyngeus function

Answer 15

Assistis in deglutition(swallowing)

Shortens pharynx by elevation

Question 16

Palatopharyngeus innervation

Answer 16

CN X CN XI

Question 17

Palatoglossus origin

Answer 17

Inferior surface of palatine aponeurosis

Question 18

Palatoglossus insertion

Answer 18

Lateral side of extrinsix tongue muscles

Question 19

Palatoglossus function

Answer 19

Elevate posterior portion of tongue

Question 20

Palatoglossus innervation

Answer 20

CN X CN XI