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==Musculature and Innervation==

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*Sensation and taste from glossopharyngeal (CN IX)

*Palatine muscle

-Origin: hard palate transeverse ridges

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-Insertion:

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-Insertion: soft palate

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-Shortens palate

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-Major innervation from vagus nerve (CN X) and minor from glossopgaryngeal nerve (CN IX)

*Tensor velli palatini

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-Origin: near tympanic bulla

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-Origin: near tympanic bulla on temporal bone

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-Insertion:

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-Insertion: lateral aponeurosis

-Pharyngeal arch 1

-Mandibular of trigeminal (CN V3)

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-Tenses soft palate

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*Levator

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*Levator velli palatini

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-Origin: near tympanic bulla

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-Origin: near tympanic bulla on temporal bone

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-Insertion:

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-Insertion: lateral aponeurosis

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-Raises soft palate

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-Major innervation from vagus nerve (CN X) and minor from glossopgaryngeal nerve (CN IX)

*Palatopharyngeus

-closes palatopharyngeal arch and therefore lift soft palate

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-Major innervation from vagus nerve (CN X) and minor from glossopgaryngeal nerve (CN IX)

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*Sensation and taste from glossopharyngeal (CN IX)

==Species Differences==

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