TONGUE MIXED SALIVARY GLAND
PALATAL MUSCLES
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Question
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FUNCTION of TENSOR OF THE PALATY
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dilates (opens) Eustachian tube
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elevates palate
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depresses palate
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narrows pharynx
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The tensor tympani is attached to the malleus; it is innervated by a branch of the Vth cranial nerve. The action of both muscles is to decrease sound transmission through the middle ear. The effect of contraction of the middle ear muscles is generally to reduce transmission of sound through the middle ear.
Detailed explanation-2: -This air-containing space is maintained by the Eustachian tube, which opens intermittently to equalize the intratympanic air pressure with the pressure in the external auditory canal. It also removes secretion and epithelial debris from the middle ear by ciliary motion and gravity.
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