LEVATOR VELI PALATINI
Origin
Apex of inf surface of petrous temporal bone and med rim of auditory tube
Action
Elevates, retracts and lat deviates soft palate. May open auditory tube on swallowing
Insertion
Palatine aponeurosis
Nerve
Pharyngeal br of vagus N (X) with its motor fibres from cranial accessory N (XI)
