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uvula
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The uvula (: uvulas or uvulae), also known as the palatine uvula or staphyle, is a conic projection from the back edge of the middle of the soft palate, composed of connective tissue containing a number of racemose glands, and some muscular fibers. It also contains many serous glands, which produce thin saliva. Only humans have a uvula.
The uvula is a small, cone-shaped tissue that hangs from the back of the soft palate in your mouth and contains glands that produce saliva, along with connective tissue and muscle fibers. Humans are the only species that have a uvula, though its exact biological purpose remains unclear.
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Key facts
- Anatomy.Location
- Human mouth
- Anatomy.Name
- Uvula
- Anatomy.Latin
- uvula palatina
- Anatomy.Image
- File:LuettePalatineUvula.svg
- Anatomy.Caption
- Mouth of a child showing the uvula and swollen tonsils
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Research
3,149 papers- Uvula Amyloidosis.The New England journal of medicine · 2020Galvez-Cardenas KM, Varela DCDOI: 10.1056/NEJMicm1915258
- Uvula necrosis after i-gelTM insertion.Minerva anestesiologica · 2022Lin CY, Chen MC, Cheng KI et al.DOI: 10.23736/S0375-9393.21.16239-X
- Adherent foreign body on the uvula.Annals of emergency medicine · 2022Hoffmann RM, Miller KDOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2022.01.010
- Why do we have a uvula?: literature review and a new theory.ReviewClinical otolaryngology and allied sciences · 2004Back GW, Nadig S, Uppal S et al.DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2273.2004.00886.x
- The relationship of the uvula with snoring and obstructive sleep apnea: a systematic review.Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung · 2018Chang ET, Baik G, Torre C et al.DOI: 10.1007/s11325-018-1651-5
- Panhypopituitarism and Bifid Uvula.Journal of the ASEAN Federation of Endocrine Societies · 2023Singhania P, Deshpande ADOI: 10.15605/jafes.038.01.18
- About the One Hemi-Uvula Repair Technique During Palatoplasty.The Cleft palate-craniofacial journal : official publication of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association · 2020Elsherbiny A, Mazeed AS, Saied S et al.DOI: 10.1177/1055665620933481
- Familial Absent Uvula With Velopharyngeal Incompetence-A New Syndrome?The Cleft palate-craniofacial journal : official publication of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association · 2020Sommerlad B, Seselgyte R, Lees M et al.DOI: 10.1177/1055665619880401
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Encyclopedic overview
15 sectionsContents
- Structure
- Muscle
- Variation
- Function
- Clinical significance
- Inflammation
- Snoring and sleep apnea
- Velopharyngeal insufficiency
- Nasal regurgitation
- Society and culture
- History
- Etymology
- See also
- References
- External links
The uvula (: uvulas or uvulae), also known as the palatine uvula or staphyle, is a conic projection from the back edge of the middle of the soft palate, composed of connective tissue containing a number of racemose glands, and some muscular fibers. It also contains many serous glands, which produce thin saliva. Only humans have a uvula.
==Structure==
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