TissueDB/Tissues/Velar musculature
The velar musculature comprises the muscles of the soft palate, principally the levator veli palatini and tensor veli palatini, with contributions from the palatopharyngeus and palatoglossus. In cleft palate repair these muscles are the targets of intra-velar veloplasty: they are dissected free from their abnormal anterior insertion onto the hard palate, retropositioned, and reapproximated in the midline to reconstruct the velopharyngeal sphincter. Restoration of velar muscle continuity is the principal determinant of long-term speech outcome following palatoplasty.
Materials
| Material | Visual | Tactile | Simulator | Notes |
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| Silicone (layer-appropriate shore hardness, specific value not stated in source) | Cleft Palate Repair Simulator (Nicholas) | Silicone layer cast on the reusable 3D-printed VeroWhite skeletal base, representing the levator veli palatini and tensor veli palatini — the muscular targets of intra-velar veloplasty. Silicone shore hardness not specified in the source paper. Source: Nicholas R et al. 2022, J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 75:3817–3825. DOI 10.1016/j.bjps.2022.06.079. PMID 36068135. |
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| Authors | Arturopelayo |
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| Cite as | Arturopelayo (2026). "TissueDB/Tissues/Velar musculature". Appropedia. Retrieved June 4, 2026. |