Musculus uvulae
Musculus uvulae
Definition
Origin: Hard palate
Insertion: Palatine aponeurosis
Nerve: Pharyngeal plexus
Description:
The Musculus uvulae (Azygos uvulae) arises from the posterior nasal spine of the palatine bones and from the palatine aponeurosis; it descends to be inserted into the uvula.
References
This definition incorporates text from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy (20th U.S. edition of Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body, published in 1918 – from http://www.bartleby.com/107/).
