All of the following muscles are derived from pharyngeal arches except:
Correct Answer: Levator palpebrae superioris
Description: Levator palpebrae superioris is a somatic muscle that develops from the mesoderm. Tensor tympani & palatine tensor (tensor veli palatine) develops from first pharyngeal arch while orbicularis oculi (muscles of facial expression) develops from the second pharyngeal arch (facial nerve)
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