palate muscles Flashcards

1
Q

soft palate sensory information carried by what nerve?

A

CN V - Trigeminal and Maxillary Nerve branch (CN V)

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tensor veli palatini

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dilates auditory/Eustachian tube during swallowing to help equalize pressure in the middle ear, innervated by mandibular nerve (branch of CN V- trigeminal)

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3
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levator veli palatini

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contraction results in elevation and retraction of the soft palate, innervated by Pharyngeal Plexus (CN IX and X- pharyngeal branch)

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4
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musculus uvulae

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contraction results in velar elevation and retraction, innervated by Pharyngeal Plexus (CN IX and X- pharyngeal branch)

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5
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palatoglossus

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contraction results in velar depression, innervated by Pharyngeal Plexus (CN IX and X- pharyngeal branch)

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palatopharyngeus

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contraction results in velar depression, innervated by Pharyngeal Plexus (CN IX and X- pharyngeal branch)

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superior pharyngeal constrictors

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form the nasopharynx or lateral or posterior walls around the soft palate, innervated by Pharyngeal Plexus (CN IX and X- pharyngeal branch)

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