Main Model
Anterior : Tensor veli palatini
Tensor veli palatini
Superior Attachment: Scaphoid fossa of medial pterygoid plate, spine of sphenoid bone, and cartilage of pharyngotympanic tube
Inferior Attachment: Palatine aponeurosis
Innervation: Medial pterygoid nerve (a branch of mandibular nerve, CN V3) via otic ganglion
Main Action(s): Tenses soft palate and opens mouth of pharyngotympanic tube during swallowing and yawning