"Palatal Muscles" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The muscles of the palate are the glossopalatine, palatoglossus, levator palati(ni), musculus uvulae, palatopharyngeus, and tensor palati(ni).
| Descriptor ID |
D010156
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A02.633.567.750 A14.549.617.623
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| Concept/Terms |
Palatal Muscles- Palatal Muscles
- Muscle, Palatal
- Muscles, Palatal
- Palatal Muscle
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Palatal Muscles" by people in Profiles.
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Tatum WO, Sperling MR, Jacobstein JG. Epileptic palatal myoclonus. Neurology. 1991 Aug; 41(8):1305-6.
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Sperling MR, Herrmann C. Syndrome of palatal myoclonus and progressive ataxia: two cases with magnetic resonance imaging. Neurology. 1985 Aug; 35(8):1212-4.