Musculus uvulae
The muscle of the uvula or musculus uvulae is one of the five paired muscles of the soft palate and forms the bulk of the uvula.
Summary
- origin: posterior border of the hard palate and the posterior nasal spine of the horizontal plate of the palatine bone
- insertion: palatine aponeurosis and mucosa of the uvula
- action: alters the shape of the uvula by shortening it
- innervation: pharyngeal plexus
History and etymology
Uvula is Latin for 'little grape', and is the diminutive form of the Latin word 'uva' meaning grape .
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