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Muscle Origin Insertion Action Nerve
Tensor veli palatini Scaphoid fossa; spine of spehnoid; cartilage of auditory tube Tendon hooks around hamulus of medial pterygoid plate to insert into aponeurosis of soft palate Tenses soft palate Mandibular branch of trigeminal nerve
Levator veli palatini Petrous part of temporal bone; cartilage of auditory tube Aponeurosis of soft palate Elevates soft palate Vagus nerve via pharyngeal plexus
Palatoglossus Aponeurosis of soft palate Dorsolateral side of tongue Elevates tongue Vagus nerve via pharyngeal plexus
Palatopharyngeus Aponeurosis of soft palate Thyroid cartilage & side of pharynx Elevates pharynx; closes nasopharynx Vagus nerve via pharyngeal plexus
Musculus uvulae Posterior nasal spine of palatine bone; palatine aponeurosis Mucous membrane of uvula Elevates uvula Vagus nerve via pharyngeal plexus

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