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Muscle
levator veli palatini
Etymology
Origin
apex of the petrous part of the temporal bone and the medial surface of the auditory tube cartilage
Insertion
muscles and fascia of the soft palate; palatine aponeurosis
Action
elevates the soft palate
Innervation
vagus nerve (X) via the pharyngeal plexus
Relations
Myotome
Kenhub
Artery
ascending pharyngeal a.
Netter
Notes
a derivative of the fourth pharyngeal arch
Netter Description
Clinical
C. exp
Picture
Amboss
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