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The soft palate blends with the pharynx and this complex consist of five muscles that aid in the structural integrity of the pharynx at rest and during swallowing:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Levator veli palatini<\/strong><\/li>
  2. Tensor veli palatini<\/strong><\/li>
  3. Uvulae muscle (musculus uvulae)<\/strong><\/li>
  4. Palatoglossus<\/strong><\/li>
  5. Palatopharyngeous<\/strong><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    The soft palate proper consists of mainly the first three muscles since the last ones make up the palatoglossal<\/strong> and palatopharyngeal arches<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Anterior view of the mouth \u2014 The tongue and muscles of the palate<\/strong> (Credit: Adapted from Vemede, CC BY-SA 4.0<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

    Origin and insertion<\/h3>\n<\/span>\n\n\n

    These muscles arise from the base of the cranium, and insert on the following structures:<\/p>\n\n\n<\/span>\n

    Tensor and levator veli palatini <\/h4>\n<\/span>\n\n\n

    Insert on themselves and the connective tissue of the soft palate. The tensor veli palatini uses the pterygoid hamulus to create a 90 degree turn so it could produce its \u201ctense\u201d function.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/span>\n

    Palatoglossus<\/h4>\n<\/span>\n\n\n

    Inserts on the side of the tongue.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/span>\n

    Palatopharyngeous<\/h4>\n<\/span>\n\n\n

    Inserts on the side of the pharynx.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/span>\n

    Uvulae muscle<\/h4>\n<\/span>\n\n\n

    Inserts on the connective tissue of the uvula.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \"\"<\/a>
    Inferior view of the palate. The palatoglossus and palatopharyngeous muscles along with other structures were cut<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/span>

    Origin and insertion<\/h3>

    Tensor and levator veli palatini <\/h4>

    Palatoglossus<\/h4>

    Palatopharyngeous<\/h4>

    Uvulae muscle<\/h4><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    The soft palate blends with the pharynx and this complex consist of five muscles that aid in the structural integrity of the pharynx at rest and during swallowing: Levator veli palatini Tensor veli palatini Uvulae muscle (musculus uvulae) Palatoglossus Palatopharyngeous The soft palate proper consists of mainly the first three muscles since the last ones make […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":1547,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2533","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\nMuscles of the soft palate – Meddists<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/meddists.com\/learn\/pre-clinical\/anatomy\/skull-head-and-neck\/head\/muscles-head\/muscles-of-the-soft-palate\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" 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