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All of the following muscles are derived from pharyngeal arches except:

A
Tensor tympani
B
Levator palpebrae superioris
C
Palatine tensor
D
Orbicularis oculi
High-Yield Explanation
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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