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Pharynx, palate (Tonsils (Pharyngeal tonsil (Where? (Posterior superior…

- - - - Posterior superior wall of nasopharynx
  - - - B/w palatoglossal, palatopharyngeal folds
  - - - Posterior 1/3 of tongue
- - - - Function
        
        Depresses soft palate, raises sides, back of tongue
      - Structure
        
        Forms palatoglossal folds
        
        Boundary b/w oral cavity proper to pharynx
    - - Function
        
        Guides bolus of food into lower pharynx during swallowing
      - Structure
        
        Palatopharyngeal folds
        
        O: soft palate
        
        I: Lateral wall of pharynx, thyroid cartilage
    - - Structure
        
        Posterior
        
        Paired cylindrical muscles that form sling for soft palate
        
        Most of soft palate
        
        O: Petrous part of temporal bone, cartilaginous auditory tube
        
        I: Soft palate
      - Function: elevates palate horizontally, stretches palate slightly backward
    - - Structure
        
        O: sphenoid bone and tissues around auditory tube
        
        I: Hard, soft palates
      - Function
        
        Tenses soft palate, elevate palate, prevent food going into nasopharynx
        
        Allows air pressure w/i middle ear cavity to equalise w atmospheric pressure (open auditory tube)
    - - Function
        
        Elevates soft palate, impt articulator
      - Structure
        
        Paired muscle. Attaches to palatine bones, palatine aponeuroses, moves posteriorly