Musculus uvulae
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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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Musculus uvulae | |
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Details | |
Origin | Posterior nasal spine and palatine aponeurosis |
Insertion | Uvula |
Nerve | Vagus nerve (via pharyngeal plexus) |
Actions | Retracts the uvula |
Identifiers | |
Latin | musculus uvulae,[1][2] musculus azygos uvulae,[2] uvularis[2] |
TA98 | A05.2.01.104 |
TA2 | 2130 |
FMA | 46733 |
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