Levator Veli Palatini

Upper Body Head & FaceUpper Body

Elevates soft palate. Located in the head.

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elevates soft palate

Origin

temporal bone, Eustachian tube

Insertion

palatine aponeurosis

Innervation

vagus nerve [CNX], pharyngeal plexus

Blood supply

facial artery

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