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Tensor veli palatini muscle information


Tensor veli palatini muscle
Dissection of the muscles of the palate from behind (tensor veli palatini visible at upper right).
The otic ganglion and its branches (tensor veli palatini visible at center left).
Details
OriginMedial pterygoid plate of the sphenoid bone (scaphoid fossa)
InsertionPalatine aponeurosis
NerveMandibular nerve (V3)
ActionsTension of the soft palate
Identifiers
Latinmusculus tensor veli palatini
TA98A05.2.01.103
TA22129
FMA46730
Anatomical terms of muscle
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The tensor veli palatini muscle (tensor palati or tensor muscle of the velum palatinum) is a thin, triangular muscle of the head that tenses the soft palate and opens the Eustachian tube to equalise pressure in the middle ear.

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