soft palate (anatomy of the neck)

SOFT PALATE(Page 114)

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Uvula (median part of soft palate)

Hard palate

Palato-glossal fold

Palato-pharyngeal fold

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Naso-pharynx

Soft palate

Palato-glossus m.

Sagittal Section

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Importance of Soft Palate

- Closses nasopharynx during swallowing and blowing.

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Site of soft palate

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Hard palate

Soft palate

Naso-pharynx

Oro-phrynx

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Parts of Soft Palate

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Uvula (median part of soft palate)

Palato-glossal fold

Palato-pharyngeal fold

Palatine tonsil

Parts of Soft Palate

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Hard palate

Uvula (median part of soft palate)

Palatine tonsils

Palato-glossal fold

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Muscles of Soft PalateA- Extrinsic Muscles:•1- Tensor palati.•2- Levator palati.•3- Palato-glossus.•4- Palato-pharyngeus.B- Intrinsic Muscle:•- Musculus uvulae.

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Sulcus for auditory tube

Scaphoid fossa

Petrous bone

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Scaphoid fossaAuditory tube

Lateral pterygoid plate

1-Tensor palatine m.

Pterygoid hamulus

Palato-glossus m.

Palatine aponeurosis

Palato-pharyngeus m.

2-Levator palati m

Maxilla

Mandible (Cut)

Thyroid cartilage

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Palatine aponeurosis

Posterior nasal spine

Musculus uvulae m.

Intrinsic Muscle

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Nerve Supply 1- Motor: Cranial accessory through vagus n. except tensor palati from mandibular n.2- Sensory:

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Blood Supply1- Lesser palatine art. from greater palatine from maxillary.2- Ascending palatine art. from facial art.3- Ascending pharyngeal art. from ext. carotid art.

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Tonsils

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