Role of the Tensor Veli Palatini Muscle in Movement of the Soft Palate
- 1 January 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Acta Oto-Laryngologica
- Vol. 88 (1-6) , 137-141
- https://doi.org/10.3109/00016487909137152
Abstract
To examine the role of the tensor veli palatini muscle in palatal movement, we conducted 1) quantitative measurement of palatal movement by selective stimulation of the tensor and levator muscles, and 2) EMG recording of the two muscles during phonation. The results were: 1) negligible palatal movement upon tensor stimulation, despite a marked velar elevation by levator stimulation; and 2) little EMG activity of the tensor and marked EMG activity of the levator during phonation. It was concluded that the tensor plays no role in the palatal function.This publication has 3 references indexed in Scilit:
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