LEVATOR VELI PALATINI

ORIGIN
Apex of inferior surface of petrous temporal bone and medial rim of auditory tube
INSERTION
Palatine aponeurosis
ACTION
Elevates, retracts and lateral deviates soft palate. May open auditory tube on swallowing
NERVE
Pharyngeal branch of vagus nerve (X) with its motor fibers from cranial accessory nerve (XI)