Uvula

Uvula
Uvula
	Mouth of a child showing the uvula and swollen tonsils
Details
Pronunciation	/ˈjuːvjʊlə/
Location	Human mouth
Identifiers
Latin	uvula palatina
MeSH	D014609
TA98	A05.2.01.004
TA2	2781
FMA	55022
	Anatomical terminology

The uvula (pl.: 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.^[1]^[2] It also contains many serous glands, which produce thin saliva.^[3] It is only found in humans.^[4]

^ "eMedicine Definition". Archived from the original on 2008-02-16. Retrieved 2008-05-03.
^ Ten Cate's Oral Histology, Nanci, Elsevier, 2007, page 321
^ Back, GW; Nadig, S; Uppal, S; Coatesworth, AP (December 2004). "Why do we have a uvula?: literature review and a new theory". Clinical Otolaryngology and Allied Sciences. 29 (6): 689–93. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2273.2004.00886.x. PMID 15533161.
^ Finkelstein Y, Meshorer A, Talmi Y, Zohar Y, Brenner J, Gal R (1992). "The riddle of the uvula". Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 107 (3): 444–50. doi:10.1177/019459989210700318. PMID 1408233. S2CID 25135787.

[1] "eMedicine Definition". Archived from the original on 2008-02-16. Retrieved 2008-05-03.

[2] Ten Cate's Oral Histology, Nanci, Elsevier, 2007, page 321

[Nadig-3] Back, GW; Nadig, S; Uppal, S; Coatesworth, AP (December 2004). "Why do we have a uvula?: literature review and a new theory". Clinical Otolaryngology and Allied Sciences. 29 (6): 689–93. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2273.2004.00886.x. PMID 15533161.

[UvulaOrigin-4] Finkelstein Y, Meshorer A, Talmi Y, Zohar Y, Brenner J, Gal R (1992). "The riddle of the uvula". Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 107 (3): 444–50. doi:10.1177/019459989210700318. PMID 1408233. S2CID 25135787.

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