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Can you name these 14 soft palate, pharynx, larynx, and extrinsic tongue muscles of the human body based on the provided origin (O), insertion (I), and action (A)?
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O: sphenoid/Eustachian tube; I: palatine aponeurosis; A: tense palate
Tensor veli palatini
O: temporal bone/Eustachian tube; I: palate; A: elevate palate
Levator veli palatini
O: palate; I: pharynx/thyroid cartilage; A: elevate pharynx
Palatopharyngeus
O: styloid process; I: pharynx; A: elevate pharynx
Stylopharyngeus
O: Eustachian tube; I: pharynx; A: elevate pharynx
Salpingopharyngeus
O: cricoid; I: thyroid cartilage; A: tense vocal folds
Cricothyroid
O: cricoid; I: arytenoid; A: abduct vocal folds
Posterior cricoarytenoid
O: cricoid; I: arytenoid; A: adduct vocal folds
Lateral cricoarytenoid
O: thyroid; I: arytenoid; A: relax/fine-tune vocal folds
Thyroarytenoid
O: arytenoids; I: arytenoids; A: adduct arytenoid cartilages
Transverse arytenoids
O: mandibular symphysis; I: tongue/hyoid; A: protrude, depress center
Genioglossus
O: hyoid; I: tongue; A: depress/retract tongue
Hyoglossus
O: styloid process; I: tongue; A: retract/elevate sides
Styloglossus
O: palatine aponeurosis; I: tongue; A: elevate posterior tongue, close oropharynx
Palatoglossus
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