anatomy

velopharyngeal port is bounded anteriorly by the soft palate, or velum; laterally by the lateral pharyngeal walls; and posteriorly by the posterior pharyngeal wall

• True

• False

These are the muscles of velum

Levator veli palatini, tensor veli palatini, musculus uvulae, palatoglossus, palatopharyngeus, and superior pharyngeal constrictor

• True

• False

Name the muscle

1.

name the muscle 4.

name the muscle 2

name the muscle 3

Musculus uvulae is innervated by cranial nerve

• VI

• V

• IX

• X

function of palatoglossus muscle is

• narrows the pharynx

• brings the velum down

• opens the ET

• brings the velum up

what is the function of levator veli palatini

there are 3 types of closure patterns

• True

• False