Tensor Veli Palatini
Tongue & Throat
One of only two palate muscles NOT innervated by CN X — uses CN V3 instead.
Function
Tenses soft palate, opens auditory tube
Origin
Scaphoid fossa of sphenoid, auditory tube cartilage
Insertion
Palatine aponeurosis (hooks around pterygoid hamulus)
Innervation
Medial pterygoid nerve from mandibular nerve (CN V3)