The tensor veli palatini muscle (tensor palati; palatosalpingeus; sphenosalpingostaphylinus) is a small muscle of the soft palate. It originates from the sphenoid bone and the eustachian tube and inserts in the border of the hard palate. The tensor velati palatini is innervated by branches of the trigeminal nerve through the otic ganglion. This muscle tenses the soft palate, which opens the eustachian tube helping to equalize the air perssure within the middle ear. Research Tensor Veli Palatini
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Research Tensor Veli Palatini
