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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 ...
“The uvula is the punching bag located at the back of the soft palate, and helps to close off the upper throat from the lower throat during swallowing and speech,” says Craig Zalvan, M.D ...
The alveolar ridge, the gum line just behind the teeth ; The back of the alveolar ridge (post-alveolar) The hard palate on the roof of the mouth ; The soft palate further back on the roof of the mouth ; The uvula hanging down at the entrance to the throat ; The throat itself, a.k.a. the pharynx
The oropharynx lies behind the oral cavity, extending from the uvula to the level of the hyoid bone. It opens anteriorly, through the isthmus faucium , into the mouth, while in its lateral wall, between the palatoglossal arch and the palatopharyngeal arch , is the palatine tonsil . [ 4 ]
It is a mass of lymphoid tissue located behind the nasal cavity, in the roof and the posterior wall of the nasopharynx, [1] where the nose blends into the throat. In children, it normally forms a soft mound in the roof and back wall of the nasopharynx, just above and behind the uvula.
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For this reason, because the epiglottis is located behind the soft palate in rabbits, they are obligate nose breathers, [18] [19] as are mice and other rodents. [4] In rodents and mice, there is a unique pouch in front of the epiglottis, and the epiglottis is commonly injured by inhaled substances, particularly at the transition zone between ...
It is joined to the nose by the nasopharynx at the top of the throat, and to the ear by its Eustachian tube. [4] The throat's trachea carries inhaled air to the bronchi of the lungs. The esophagus carries food through the throat to the stomach. [5] Adenoids and tonsils help prevent infection and are composed of lymph tissue. The larynx contains ...