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levator veli palatini
(redirected from Levator veli palatini muscle)

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levator veli palatini,
one of the muscles originating from the base of the skull that elevate the palate above neutral position and close the pharyngeal isthmus between the nasopharynx and oropharynx.


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Oral air pressure and nasal airflow rate on levator veli palatini muscle activity in patients wearing a speech appliance.
Treatment of velopharyngeal closure for speech: discussion and ... by Ruscello, Dennis M. / The Journal of Speech-Language Pathology and Applied Behavior Analysis
In all of these variations, the repair is similar, in that the palate is repaired in layers, first closing the nasal lining, then repositioning the levator veli palatini muscle (intravelar veloplasty) and lastly closing the oral mucosa to anatomically reconstruct the palate.
The multidisciplinary evaluation and management of cleft lip and ... by Grant, John / Southern Medical Journal
They originate on the floor near the pharyngeal ostium and expand between the tensor and levator veli palatini muscles.
Unusual cartilaginous lesion of the torus tubarius as a cause of ... by Yanagisawa, Eiji / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
 
 
 
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