Nerve to tensor veli palatini

Nerve to tensor veli palatini
Nerve to tensor veli palatini
	Mandibular division of trifacial nerve, seen from the middle line.
	The otic ganglion and its branches. (Tensor veli palatini visible at center left.)
Details
From	medial pterygoid nerve
Innervates	tensor veli palatini
Identifiers
Latin	nervus musculi tensoris veli palatini
TA98	A14.2.01.068
TA2	6251
FMA	53075
	Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy

The nerve to tensor veli palatini is a small nerve which is unique in that it is the only branch of the mandibular nerve providing motor innervation to the palate. It causes the soft palate to block entry to the nasopharynx during swallowing.^[1]^[2]

References

↑ Ghatak, R.N.; Helwany, M.; Ginglen, J.G. (2023). "Anatomy, Head and Neck, Mandibular Nerve". StatPearls.
↑ Logjes, R.J.H.; Bleys, R.L.A.W.; Breugrem, C.C. (2016). "The innervation of the soft palate muscles involved in cleft palate: a review of the literature". Clinical Oral Investigations. 20: 895–901. doi:10.1007/s00784-016-1791-6. PMC 4873542.

[1] Ghatak, R.N.; Helwany, M.; Ginglen, J.G. (2023). "Anatomy, Head and Neck, Mandibular Nerve". StatPearls.

[2] Logjes, R.J.H.; Bleys, R.L.A.W.; Breugrem, C.C. (2016). "The innervation of the soft palate muscles involved in cleft palate: a review of the literature". Clinical Oral Investigations. 20: 895–901. doi:10.1007/s00784-016-1791-6. PMC 4873542.

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