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oropharynx (velum)
Function:
- role in swallowing, speech, respiration
Constituents:
- muscles of the oropharynx include:
- levator palatini
- musculus uvulae
- tensor veli palatini
- palatoglossus
- palatopharyngeus
Related
mouth (oral cavity)
nasopharynx, (epipharynx/pharyngonasal cavity/rhinopharynx)
General
respiratory system structure
Component-of
pharynx