Preferred Label : levator veli palatini;
Uberon definition : The levator veli palatini is the elevator muscle of the velum palatinum in the human
body. During swallowing, it contracts, elevating the soft palate to help prevent food
from entering the nasopharynx. It is innervated via the pharyngeal plexus, primarily
by the vagus nerve (CN X). The levator veli palatini (Levator palati) is a thick,
rounded muscle situated lateral to the choanC&. It arises from the under surface of
the apex of the petrous part of the temporal bone and from the medial lamina of the
cartilage of the auditory tube. After passing above the upper concave margin of the
Constrictor pharyngis superior it spreads out in the palatine velum, its fibers extending
obliquely downward and medially to the middle line, where they blend with those of
the opposite side.;
Uberon related term : levator veli palatini muscle; levator palati; levator veli; levator velum palatini muscle;
Origin ID : 0008585;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Uberon cross reference
- has muscle origin
- in lateral side of
The levator veli palatini is the elevator muscle of the velum palatinum in the human
body. During swallowing, it contracts, elevating the soft palate to help prevent food
from entering the nasopharynx. It is innervated via the pharyngeal plexus, primarily
by the vagus nerve (CN X). The levator veli palatini (Levator palati) is a thick,
rounded muscle situated lateral to the choanC&. It arises from the under surface of
the apex of the petrous part of the temporal bone and from the medial lamina of the
cartilage of the auditory tube. After passing above the upper concave margin of the
Constrictor pharyngis superior it spreads out in the palatine velum, its fibers extending
obliquely downward and medially to the middle line, where they blend with those of
the opposite side.
