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uvula palatina

Identification
Official Latin term uvula palatina
Official subsidiary term uvula of palate
Unit identifier TAH:U2441
Unit type single
Materiality material
Navigation
Link to the unit uvula palatina
Links of entity generic: uvula palatina
Entity-oriented links Universal page Definition page
External links TA98 FMA PubMed
Partonomic links Level 2: fauces
Taxonomic links Level 1: complexus anatomicus Short Extended
Taxonomic links Level 2: complexus partium organi Short Extended
Level 3: complexus regionum organi
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
corpus humanum top
TAH:U2275
systema digestorium SOS
TAH:U2438
fauces SOS
TAH:U2440
palatum molle SOS
TAH:U2441 uvula palatina SOS
Taxonomy
Date: 20.11.2025