The levator veli palatini muscle arises from the second branchial arch: a hypothesis.
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Department of Plastic Surgery, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD.
D001934:Branchial Region; D005314:Embryonic and Fetal Development; D006801:Humans; D009132:Muscles / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D010156:Palatal Muscles / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000294:innervation / Q000601:surgery