levator veli palatini

levator veli palatini
levator ve·li pal·a·ti·ni -'vē-.lī-.pal-ə-'tī-.nī n a muscle arising from the temporal bone and the cartilage of the eustachian tube and descending to insert into the midline of the soft palate which it elevates esp. to close the nasopharynx while swallowing is taking place to prevent regurgitation of liquid or solid matter through the nose

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  • Levator veli palatini — Muscle infobox Name = Levator veli palatini Latin = musculus levator veli palatini GraySubject = 243 GrayPage = 1139 Caption = Dissection of the muscles of the palate from behind. (Caption for Levator veli palatini visible at right, second from… …   Wikipedia

  • levator veli palatini muscle — musculus levator veli palatini …   Medical dictionary

  • M. levator veli palatini — Musculus levator veli palatini Ursprung Felsenbein, Eustachi Röhre Ansatz …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Musculus levator veli palatini — Ursprung Felsenbein, Eustachi Röhre Ansatz G …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Musculus levator veli palatini — minkštojo gomurio keliamasis raumuo statusas T sritis gyvūnų anatomija, gyvūnų morfologija atitikmenys: lot. Musculus levator veli palatini ryšiai: platesnis terminas – gomurio ir žiočių raumenys …   Veterinarinės anatomijos, histologijos ir embriologijos terminai

  • M. tensor veli palatini — Musculus tensor veli palatini Ursprung Keilbein (Processus pterygoideus), Eustachi Röhre Ansatz Aponeu …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Tensor veli palatini muscle — Muscle infobox Name = Tensor veli palatini muscle Latin = musculus tensor veli palatini GraySubject = 243 GrayPage = 1139 Caption = Dissection of the muscles of the palate from behind. (Tens. val. pal. visible at upper right.) Caption2 = The otic …   Wikipedia

  • Musculus tensor veli palatini — Ursprung Keilbein (Processus pterygoideus), Eustachi Röhre Ansatz …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • musculus levator veli palatini — [TA] origin, apex of petrous portion of temporal bone and cartilaginous part of auditory tube; insertion, aponeurosis of soft palate; innervation, pharyngeal plexus of vagus; action, raises and draws back soft palate …   Medical dictionary

  • palatini — see LEVATOR VELI PALATINI, TENSOR VELI PALATINI …   Medical dictionary

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