"The palatopharyngeus muscle is a muscle of the head and neck, and one of the inner longitudinal muscles of the pharynx. It is also referred to as one of the five paired muscles of the soft palate. The paired muscles create ridges of mucous membrane in the lateral pharyngeal wall called the palatopharyngeal arches."
"origin: palatine aponeurosis, hard palate"
"insertion: thyroid cartilage"
"innervation: pharyngeal branch of the vagus nerve (CN X) contributing to the pharyngeal plexus"
"action: elevates the larynx and pharynx during swallowing"
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