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==Musculature and Innervation==
==Musculature and Innervation==
*Sensation and taste from glossopharyngeal (CN IX)
*Palatine muscle
*Palatine muscle
-Origin: hard palate transeverse ridges
-Origin: hard palate transeverse ridges
-Insertion:
-Insertion: soft palate
-Shortens palate
-Major innervation from vagus nerve (CN X) and minor from glossopgaryngeal nerve (CN IX)
*Tensor velli palatini
*Tensor velli palatini
-Origin: near tympanic bulla
-Origin: near tympanic bulla on temporal bone
-Insertion:
-Insertion: lateral aponeurosis
-Pharyngeal arch 1
-Pharyngeal arch 1
-Mandibular of trigeminal (CN V3)
-Mandibular of trigeminal (CN V3)
-Tenses soft palate
*Levator
*Levator velli palatini
-Origin: near tympanic bulla
-Origin: near tympanic bulla on temporal bone
-Insertion:
-Insertion: lateral aponeurosis
-Raises soft palate
-Major innervation from vagus nerve (CN X) and minor from glossopgaryngeal nerve (CN IX)
*Palatopharyngeus
*Palatopharyngeus
-closes palatopharyngeal arch and therefore lift soft palate
-closes palatopharyngeal arch and therefore lift soft palate
-Major innervation from vagus nerve (CN X) and minor from glossopgaryngeal nerve (CN IX)
==Species Differences==
==Species Differences==