Palatopharyngeus
Tongue & Throat
Forms the posterior pillar of the fauces — visible when you open wide and say 'ahh.'
Function
Elevates pharynx, closes nasopharynx during swallowing
Origin
Hard palate and palatine aponeurosis
Insertion
Thyroid cartilage and pharyngeal wall
Innervation
Vagus nerve (CN X) via pharyngeal plexus