Soft P Basics
The palatoglossus muscle inserts here.
What is the posteriolateral portion of the tongue?
Upon contraction this muscle narrows the posterior faucial pillar and elevates the pharynx and larynx; originates in the posteriolateral part of the soft palate, and the nerve supply comes from cranial nerve # X
What is the Palatopharyngeus Muscle?
There are this many pairs of pharyngeal constrictors.
What is 3?
This muscle elevates and dilates the pharynx and is known as the main dilator.
What is the Stylopharyngeus?
Space between two palantine tonsils.
What is the Fauces?
Originates near the base of the medial pterygoid plate and the wall of the auditory tube.
What is the Tensor Veli Palatini?
This muscle originates from the lower part of the medial pterygoid plate and its hamular process.
What is the Superior Pharyngeal constrictor?
This muscles main action is to lift the pharynx and larynx with innovation from CN X, and IX
What is the Palatopharyngeus?
Forms the posterior end of the roof of the mouth.
What is the soft palate?
Contraction of this opens the auditory tube
What is the Levator Veli Palantini?
This constricts the lower end of the pharynx and forces food into the esophagus.
What is the superior, middle, and interior pharyngeal constrictors?
What is the Salpingopharyngeus?
These are the 5 pairs of soft palate muscles
What are the Palatoglossal Muscles, Palatopharyngeus Muscles, Muscles of the Uvula, Levator Veli Palatini, and Tensor Veli Palatini.
Formed from two small bands of muscles that originate from the hard palate.
What is the Uvula?
Band of connective tissue of the tendon that connects the posterior end of the superior constrictor of the pharynx.
What is the Pterygomandibular raphe?
Wave-like involuntary contractions of the digestive tube
What is peristaltic contractions?
The uvula is innovated by this.
What is cranial nerve X and XI?
What part of Cranial nerve V is the Tensor Veli Palatini innovated from?
what is V3?
All three pairs insert into this midline tendon in the posterior throat
What is the Median raphe?