uvula

uvula是英语名词，音标为英 [ˈjuːvjələ]/美 [ˈjuːvjələ]，指口腔软腭末端向下垂的肌肉组织，中文称为悬雍垂或小舌。 其拉丁词源"uva"意为葡萄，因形状类似葡萄串得名，复数形式为uvulae或uvulas。

2022年4月6日 · Your uvula is the little hanging ball in the back of your throat. It’s part of your soft palate, and its purposes include secreting saliva to hydrate your mouth.

2025年2月26日 · Your uvula may be swollen because of seasonal allergies to grass, pollen, dust, or pet dander. Certain foods, such as milk, peanuts, tree nuts, shellfish, or eggs, can also cause allergic...

2025年11月14日 · The uvula is the small, fleshy, teardrop-shaped structure that hangs down from the back of the mouth. Often overlooked until it causes discomfort, this mobile structure is a complex part …

Uvulitis refers to a swollen uvula (the little hanging ball in the back of your throat). Different things can cause it, like infections, allergies or trauma.

2023年9月6日 · Your uvula is that "teardrop" hanging at the back of your throat. Learn why you have it, when you may want to have it removed, and more.

During speech or swallowing, the uvula lifts against the back throat wall to close the nasal cavity.

2018年6月13日 · 悬雍垂主要有以下几个生理功能： 1. 在吞咽的时候，悬雍垂（Uvula）可以和软腭（soft palate）一起来 封闭鼻咽 （如下图）。 一方面可以 防止吞咽的时候食物流向鼻腔；另一方面可 …

2017年9月9日 · What is the uvula and what does it do? Learn its role in speech and swallowing, why it swells (uvulitis), what a bifid uvula is, and life without one.

Upon examination of the patient's oropharynx, a small notch at the tip of the uvula or a complete cleft extending to the base of the uvula is observed. It is one of the congenital malformations.