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Soft Palate, Pharynx

Muscles of Soft Palate & Pharynx- Ch 31

TermDefinition
3 parts of the pharynx nasal, oral, laryngeal
Fauces space between palatine tonsils
Soft Palate muscles Palatoglossus Palatopharyngeal Muscles of uvula Levator veli palatini Tensor veli palatini
Pharyngreal Constrictors Superior pharyngeal constrictor Middle pharyngeal constrictor Inferior pharyngeal constrictor
Pharyngeal elevators & dilators Palatopharyngeus Stylopharyngeus Salpingopharyngeus
Palatoglossus m. Anterior faucial pillar O: Posterior end hard palate & anterior end soft palate I: posterolateral part of tongue F: narrow space bw fauces N: XI cranial n.
Palatopharyngeus m. Posterior faucial pillar *"McD" arches O: posterolateral soft palate I: pharyngeal constrictor m. & thyroid cartilage F: elevates pharynx & larynx narrows posterior faucial pillar N: X & XI cranial n.
Muscles of uvula O:posterior end hard palate I: soft palate F: shortens, broadens, changes contour of soft palate N: X & XI cranial n.
Levator veli palatini O: temporal bone & medial wall of auditory canal I: posterior soft palate F: elevates posterior soft palate * can open auditory tube N: X & XI cranial n.
Tensor veli palatini O: medial pterygoid plate & lateral wal of auditory canal I: posterior hard palate & anterior soft palate F: tenses anterior soft palate * can open auditory canal N: V3 cranial n. ***
Superior pharyngeal constrictor O: hamular process of medial pterygoid plate & pterygomandibular raphe & alveolar processes I: median raphe & base of skull anterior to magnum foramen F: constrict upper pharynx to force bolus into esophagus N: X & XI cranial n.
Middle pharyngeal constrictor O: upper hyoid bone & styloid ligament I: median raphe F: constrict upper pharynx to force bolus into esophagus N: X & XI cranial n.
Inferior pharyngeal constrictor O: thyroid cartilage of larynx I: median raphe F: constrict upper pharynx to force bolus into esophagus N: X & XI cranial n.
Stylopharyngeus *primary dilator of pharynx** O: medial side of styloid process I: lateral pharyngeal wall & thyroid cartilage of larynx F: dilates pharynx, lifts pharynx in swallowing N: IX cranial n. ***
Salpingopharyngeus O: auditory tube in nasal pharynx I: palatopharygeus m. & lateral pharyngeal wall F: dilates pharynx, lifts pharynx in swallowing N: X & XI cranial n.
Soft palate & pharynx part of _________ system(s) digestive & respiratory
Speech muscles levator veli palatini & muscles of uvula
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