palatine uvula
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001734
Conic projection from the posterior edge of the middle of the soft palate, composed of connective tissue containing a number of racemose glands, and some muscular fibers. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palatine_uvula ]
Synonyms: uvula, palatine uvula, uvula of palate, uvula palatina
Term info
- NCIT:C12232
- UMLS:C0042173 (ncithesaurus:Uvula)
- Wikipedia:Palatine_uvula
- EFO:0001386
- SCTID:362082005
- MESH:D014609
- BTO:0002204
- GAID:1285
- FMA:55022
uberon_slim, efo_slim, pheno_slim
In a study of eight mammals a small underdeveloped uvula was found only in baboons
seeAlso - bifid uvula and cleft palate
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/81/Tonsils_diagram.jpg
uvula palatina
uberon
UBERON:0001734
palatine uvula, Uvula
Term relations
- anatomical projection
- neural crest-derived structure
- capable of part of some vocalization behavior
- part of some soft palate
- only in taxon some Primates