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palatal muscle

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The muscles of the palate are the glossopalatine, palatoglossus, levator palati(ni), musculus uvulae, palatopharyngeus, and tensor palati(ni). [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muscles_of_soft_palate_and_fauces ]

Term info

Label

palatal muscle

Synonyms
  • muscle of palate
  • musculi palati mollis et faucium
  • palatal muscle
  • palate muscle
  • palatine muscle
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Subsets

pheno_slim

depicted by

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editor note

consider extra class for fauces

external ontology notes

see also FMA:71438 ! set of muscles of soft palate and fauces

has related synonym

musculi palati mollis et faucium

id

UBERON:0003682