Muscle of palate , which works around hamular notch and forms a tendon is____________?
Correct answer: C. Tensor palatine
- A. Levator palatine
- B. Palatopharyngeus
- C. Tensor palatine
- D. Stylopharyngeus
Explanation
Tensor veli palatini forms a tendon that turns around the pterygoid hamulus before spreading into the soft palate. This hamular pulley arrangement distinguishes it from levator veli palatini and the other palate muscles.
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