![cover image](https://wikiwandv2-19431.kxcdn.com/_next/image?url=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Musculustensorvelipalatini.png/640px-Musculustensorvelipalatini.png&w=640&q=50)
Tensor veli palatini muscle
Muscle of the soft palate / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Tensor veli palatini?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS
The tensor veli palatini muscle (tensor palati or tensor muscle of the velum palatinum) is a thin, triangular muscle of the head that tenses the soft palate and opens the Eustachian tube to equalise pressure in the middle ear.
Quick Facts Details, Origin ...
Tensor veli palatini muscle | |
---|---|
![]() Dissection of the muscles of the palate from behind (tensor veli palatini visible at upper right). | |
![]() The otic ganglion and its branches (tensor veli palatini visible at center left). | |
Details | |
Origin | Medial pterygoid plate of the sphenoid bone (scaphoid fossa) |
Insertion | Palatine aponeurosis |
Nerve | Mandibular nerve (V3) |
Actions | Tension of the soft palate |
Identifiers | |
Latin | musculus tensor veli palatini |
TA98 | A05.2.01.103 |
TA2 | 2129 |
FMA | 46730 |
Anatomical terms of muscle |
Close