The musculus uvulae[1] (also muscle of uvula, uvular muscle, or palatouvularis muscle[2]) is a bilaterally muscle of the soft palate (one of five such muscles) that acts to shorten the uvula when both muscles contract.[3] It forms most of the mass of the uvula.[2] It is innervated by the pharyngeal plexus of vagus nerve (cranial nerve X).[3][4]
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The musculusuvulae (also muscle of uvula, uvular muscle, or palatouvularis muscle) is a bilaterally muscle of the soft palate (one of five such muscles)...
It is only found in humans. The muscular part of the uvula (Latin: musculusuvulae) shortens and broadens the uvula. This changes the contour of the posterior...
projection in the skull Posterior nasal spine, for the attachment of the musculusuvulae Spine of scapula, a prominent plate of bone Spine of sphenoid bone...
nerve (CN X) terminating in the laryngeal, and pharyngeal muscles, and musculusuvulae muscle. Section of the medulla oblongata at about the middle of the...
tensor veli palatini and levator veli palatini, and the origin for the musculusuvulae, palatopharyngeus, and palatoglossus. The palatine aponeurosis is attached...
nerve (CN X) terminating in the laryngeal, pharyngeal muscles, and musculusuvulae; as well as to the efferent motor fibers of the glossopharyngeal nerve...
involved in breathing Levator veli palatini, involved in swallowing Musculusuvulae, which moves the uvula These muscles are innervated by the pharyngeal...
midline and form the posterior nasal spine that gives attachment to the musculusuvulae in the uvula. The two maxilla bones join at the base of the nose at...
projecting process, the posterior nasal spine for the attachment of the musculusuvulae. The lateral border is united with the lower margin of the perpendicular...
This includes the following muscles: palatopharyngeus, palatoglossus, musculusuvulae, the pharyngeal constrictors, salpingopharyngeus plus others.[citation...
of the vagus. Through the pharyngeal branch it probably supplies the Musculusuvulæ and Levator veli palatini. Some few filaments from it are continued...
muscles may refer to: Levator veli palatini Tensor veli palatini muscle Musculusuvulae Palatoglossus muscle Palatopharyngeus muscle This disambiguation page...
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