also called nasal fossae
2 chambers separated by nasal septum
septum is cartilage at front, bone at back
floor is hard palate
lateral walls are made up of conchae
nasal vestibule at fornt
rich blood supply
root
bridge
dorsum
ala
apex
anterior naris
base
septum
function: pulls lateral pharyngeal walls upward and inward
origin: near lower border of pharyngeal orifice of auditory tube
insertion: lateral pharyngeal wall
Function: pulls up on pharynx and pulls lateral walls outward (widens pharynx)
Origin: styloid process
Insertion: lateral pharyngeal wall and thyroid cartilage
Function: pulls inward on upper pharyngeal walls and upward on lower lateral pharyngeal walls (with velum fixed)
Origin: soft palate
Insertion: lower lateral wall of pharynx and thyroid cartilage
Palatal Levator (levator veli palatini)
Palatal tensor (tensor veli palatini)
Uvulus
Glossopalatine
Pharyngopalatine
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