abnormal soft palate muscle morphology abnormal levator veli palatini muscle morphology 2017-10-18T09:21:20Z abnormal levator palati morphology any structural anomaly of the paired cylindrical muscle that forms a V-shaped sling behind and above the soft palate; it originates from the apex of the inferior surface of the petrous temporal bone and the medial rim of the auditory tube, and inserts into the palatine aponeurosis between the two heads of palatopharyngeus; it elevates and laterally deviates the soft palate; it also aids the tensor veli palatini in opening the auditory tube on swallowing to allow equalization of pressure between the middle ear and pharynx abnormal levator veli palatini morphology abnormal levator muscle of the velum palatinum morphology abnormal levator veli morphology abnormal levator muscle of the soft palate morphology abnormal musculus levator veli palatini MPheno.ontology MP:0030294