Musculus uvulae
| Musculus uvulae | |
|---|---|
| Details | |
| Origin | Posterior nasal spine and palatine aponeurosis |
| Insertion | Uvula |
| Nerve | Vagus nerve (via pharyngeal plexus) |
| Actions | Retracts the uvula |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | musculus uvulae, musculus azygos uvulae, uvularis |
| TA98 | A05.2.01.104 |
| TA2 | 2130 |
| FMA | 46733 |
| Anatomical terms of muscle | |
The musculus uvulae (also muscle of uvula, uvular muscle, or palatouvularis muscle) is a bilaterally muscle of the soft palate (one of five such muscles) that acts to shorten the uvula when both muscles contract. It forms most of the mass of the uvula. It is innervated by the pharyngeal plexus of vagus nerve (cranial nerve X).