Levator veli palatini
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{{Muscle infobox |
Name = Levator veli palatini |
Latin = musculus levator veli palatini |
GraySubject = 243 |
GrayPage = 1139 |
Image = Musculuslevatorvelipalatini.png |
Caption = Dissection of the muscles of the palate from behind. (Caption for Levator veli palatini visible at right, second from the top.) |
Image2 = Gray907.png |
Caption2 = External and middle ear, opened from the front. Right side. (Levator veli palatini visible at bottom right.) |
Origin = [[temporal bone]], [[Eustachian tube]] |
Insertion = [[palatine aponeurosis]] |
Action = elevates [[soft palate]] |
Blood = [[facial artery]] |
Nerve = [[Vagus]] (CN X) |
DorlandsPre = m_22 |
DorlandsSuf = 12549638 |
}}
The '''levator veli palatini''' is the elevator [[muscle]] of the velum palatinum in the [[human body]]. During swallowing, it contracts, elevating the [[soft palate]] to help prevent food from entering the [[nasopharynx]]. It is innervated via the [[pharyngeal plexus]], primarily by the [[vagus nerve]] (CN X).
The Levator veli palatini (Levator palati) is a thick, rounded muscle situated lateral to the [[choana|choanæ]].
It arises from the under surface of the apex of the petrous part of the [[temporal bone]] and from the medial lamina of the cartilage of the [[auditory tube]].
After passing above the upper concave margin of the [[Constrictor pharyngis superior]] it spreads out in the [[palatine velum]], its fibers extending obliquely downward and medialward to the middle line, where they blend with those of the opposite side.
==Additional images==
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Image:Gray141.png|Left temporal bone. Inferior surface.
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==External links==
* {{MuscleLoyola|lvp}}
* {{GPnotebook|-147521459}}
* {{eMedicineDictionary|levator+veli+palatini+muscle}}
* {{RocheLexicon|25420.000-1}}
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{{Muscles of head}}
[[Category:Muscles of the head and neck]]
[[de:Musculus levator veli palatini]]
[[fr:Muscle élévateur du voile du palais]]
[[hu:Szájpademelőizom]]
[[nl:Musculus levator veli palatini]]
[[sr:Мишић подизач меког непца]]
[[sh:Mišić podizač mekog nepca]]