Muscles of velum & phrarynx

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Velum

Consists of soft palate and uvula

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Levator Veli Palatini

Elevates velum

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Tensor Veli Palatini

Eustachian tube dilator

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<p>Eustachian tube</p>

Eustachian tube

a small canal that connects the middle ear to the back of the nose and upper throat

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Palatoglossus (Anterior faucial pillars)

Depressor of velum

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Palatopharyngeus (posterior faucial pillars)

Depressor of velum

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Superior Pharyngeal Constrictor

pulls pharyngeal wall forward sealing nasopharynx

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Middle pharyngeal constrictor

Narrows pharynx

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Inferior pharyngeal constrictor (Thyropharyngeus)

Constrict lower part of pharynx

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Inferior pharyngeal constrictor (Cricopharyngeus)

Upper esophageal sphincter

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Stylopharyngeus

Widens pharynx