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uvula of palate

Identification
Official Latin term uvula palatina
Official term uvula of palate
Unit identifier TAH:U2441
Unit type single
Materiality material
Navigation
Link to the unit uvula of palate
Links of entity generic: uvula of palate
Entity-oriented links Universal page Definition page
External links TA98 FMA PubMed
Partonomic links Level 2: fauces
Taxonomic links Level 1: anatomical complex Short Extended
Taxonomic links Level 2: complex of parts of organ Short Extended
Level 3: complex of regions of organ
Subsidiary language with Latin
Non Latin primary language
Taxonomic definition
Spatial definition Global location is head. Medial anatomical structure, it is the distal end of the soft palate above the root of the tongue. it can extend up to the posterior wall of the oropharynx at the level of C2.
Encyclopedic definition the small, fleshy mass hanging from the soft palate above the root of the tongue, composed of the levator and tensor palati muscles and the muscle of the uvula, connective tissue, and mucous membrane.
Taxonomic definition The uvula of palate is a region of soft palate [regio palati mollis ] which is a conical projection constituting the distal extension of the soft palate [palatum molle ].
Partonomy
TAH:E10200
human body top
TAH:U2275
digestive system SOS
TAH:U2438
fauces SOS
TAH:U2440
soft palate SOS
TAH:U2441 uvula of palate SOS
Taxonomy
Date: 20.11.2025