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tensor veli palatini
Anatomy; Muscular
A broad, thin, ribbon-like muscle in the head that tenses the soft palate.
musculus uvulae
Anatomy; Muscular
A muscle of the soft palate. It descends to be inserted into the uvula and functions to move and shape it.
palaglossus
Anatomy; Muscular
A small fleshy fasciculus, narrower in the middle than at either end, forming, with the mucous membrane covering its surface, the glossopalatine arch.
palatopharyngeus
Anatomy; Muscular
A long, fleshy fasciculus, narrower in the middle than at either end, forming, with the mucous membrane covering its surface, the palatopharyngeal arch.
stylopharyngeus
Anatomy; Muscular
A muscle in the head that stretches between the styloid process and the pharynx. The stylopharyngeus is a long, slender muscle, cylindrical above, flattened below.
salpingopharyngeus
Anatomy; Muscular
A muscle arises from the inferior part of the cartilage of the pharyngotympanic tube (Eustachian tube) in the nasal cavity; it passes downward and blends with the posterior ...
cricothyroid muscle
Anatomy; Muscular
The only tensor muscle of the larynx, aiding with phonation. It attaches to the anterolateral aspect of the cricoid and the inferior cornu and lower lamina of the thyroid ...
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