See Also: musculus levator palati(medicine)
levator palati muscle(medicine)
musculus tensor palati(medicine)
musculus levator ani(medicine)
musculus levator costae(medicine)
musculus levator prostatae(medicine)
musculus levator scapulae(medicine)
musculus levator veli palatini(medicine)
musculus levator anguli scapulae(medicine)
musculus levator palpebrae superioris(medicine)

musculus levator palati (medicine)


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levator veli palatini
<anatomy, muscle> Origin, apex of petrous portion of temporal bone and lower part of cartilaginous auditory (eustachian) tube; insertion, aponeurosis of soft palate; action, raises soft palate; through the expansion of its fleshy belly during contraction, it helps to "push" open the auditory tube; nerve supply, pharyngeal plexus (cranial root of accessory nerve).

Synonym: musculus levator veli palatini, elevator muscle of soft palate, levator palati muscle, musculus levator palati, musculus petrostaphylinus.