Soft Palate & Intrinsic & extrinsic Glossa Muscles

Question 1

Origin of Levator Veli Palatini

Answer 1

Apex of the petrous part of temporal bone and medial surface of the auditory tube cartilage

Question 2

Insertion of Levator Veli Palatini

Answer 2

Muscles and fascia of the soft palate; palatine aponeurosis

Question 3

Action of Levator Veli Palatini

Answer 3

Elevates soft palate

Question 4

Origin of Musculus Uvulae

Answer 4

Posterior nasal spine

Question 5

Insertion of Musculus Uvulae

Answer 5

Mucosa of the uvula

Question 6

Action of Musculus Uvulae

Answer 6

Shortens the uvula

Question 7

Origin of Palatoglossus

Answer 7

Palatine aponeurosis

Question 8

Insertion of Palatoglossus

Answer 8

Side of the tongue, entering from above

Question 9

Action of Palatoglossus

Answer 9

elevates and retracts the tongue

Question 10

Origin of Tensor Veli Palatini

Answer 10

Scaphoid fossa
Lateral wall of the auditory tube cartilage.

Question 11

Insertion of Tensor Veli Palatini

Answer 11

Palatine Aponeurosis

Question 12

Action of Tensor Veli Palatini

Answer 12

Opens the auditory tube; tenses the soft palate

Question 13

Origin of Chondroglossus

Answer 13

Medial side of the lesser horn of the hyoid bone

Question 14

Insertion of Chondroglossus

Answer 14

Ascends to blend weith the intrinsic tongue musculature

Question 15

Action of Chondroglossus

Answer 15

Pulls the sides of the tongue down

Question 16

Origin of Geniglossus

Answer 16

Mental spine on the inner aspect of the mental symphysis

Question 17

Insertion of Geniglossus

Answer 17

Fans out to insert into the tongue from the tip to the base

Question 18

Action of Geniglossus

Answer 18

Protudes the tongue (inferior fibers)
Depresses the tongue (middle fibers)

Question 19

Origin of Hyoglossus

Answer 19

Upper border of the greater horn of the hyoid and body of the hyoid bone

Question 20

Insertion of Hyoglossus

Answer 20

Spreads into the intrinsic muscles of the tongue

Question 21

Action of Hyoglossus

Answer 21

Depresses the sides of the tongue
Retracts the tongue

Question 22

Origin Styoglossus

Answer 22

Anterior side of the styloid process

Question 23

Insertion of Styoglossus

Answer 23

Posterolateral side of the tongue

Question 24

Action of the Styoglossus

Answer 24

Retracts and elevates the tongue

Question 25

Origin of Inferior Longitudinalis Linguae

Answer 25

Within the tongue

Question 26

Insertion of Inferior Longitudinalis Linguae

Answer 26

Within tongue near the apex

Question 27

Action of Inferior Longitudinalis Linguae

Answer 27

Shapes the tongue for speech and mastication

Question 28

Origin of Superior Longitudinalis Linguae

Answer 28

Within tongue

Question 29

Insertion of Superior Longitudinalis Linguae

Answer 29

Within tongue near the apex

Question 30

Action of Superior Longituidinalis Lingaue

Answer 30

Shapes the tongue for speech and mastication

Question 31

Origin of Transversus Linguae

Answer 31

Within tongue

Question 32

Insertion of Transversus Linguae

Answer 32

Within tongue

Question 33

Action of Transversus Linguae

Answer 33

Compresses the sides of the tongue
Shapes the tongue for speech and mastication

Question 34

Origin of Verticalis Linguae

Answer 34

Within tongue

Question 35

Insertion of Verticalis Linguae

Answer 35

Within tongue

Question 36

Action of Verticalis Linguae

Answer 36

Shapes the tongue for speech and mastication