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  2. 10 Reasons You Should Never Ignore a Swollen Uvula, According ...

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    A swollen uvula (aka uvulitis) can have various causes, but isn't common. ... “Some viruses, like coxsackie (hand, foot, and mouth disease), can affect the uvula and cause mild areas of ...

  3. Uvula - Wikipedia

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    Splitting of the uvula occurs infrequently but is the most common form of mouth and nose area cleavage among newborns. Bifid uvula occurs in about 2% of the general population, [7] although some populations may have a high incidence, such as Native Americans who have a 10% rate. [8]

  4. Mouth assessment - Wikipedia

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    To check the uvula, a tongue blade is pressed down on the patient's tongue and the patient is asked to say "ah"; the uvula should look like a pendant in the midline and rise along the soft palate. Abnormal findings include deviation of the uvula from the midline, an asymmetrical rise of the soft palate or uvula and redness of either.

  5. Mallampati score - Wikipedia

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    The score is assessed by asking the patient, in a sitting posture, to open their mouth and to protrude the tongue as much as possible. [1] The anatomy of the oral cavity is visualized; specifically, the assessor notes whether the base of the uvula, faucial pillars (the arches in front of and behind the tonsils) and soft palate are visible.

  6. Watch this teen do the most disgusting party trick with his uvula

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    The boy realized that he can grab his uvula and stretch it to an extreme length all the way out of his mouth to nearly three and a quarter inches. WARNING: Images may be upsetting. Do not try this ...

  7. Soft palate - Wikipedia

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    During sneezing, it protects the nasal passage by diverting a portion of the excreted substance to the mouth. In humans , the uvula hangs from the end of the soft palate. Touching the uvula or the end of the soft palate evokes a strong gag reflex in most people.

  8. Place of articulation - Wikipedia

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    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 epiglottis at the entrance to the windpipe, above the voice box ; The regions are not strictly separated.

  9. Cleft lip and cleft palate - Wikipedia

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    When cleft palate occurs, the uvula is usually split. It occurs due to the failure of fusion of the lateral palatine processes, the nasal septum, or the median palatine processes (formation of the secondary palate). The hole in the roof of the mouth caused by a cleft connects the mouth directly to the inside of the nose.