GENERAL HISTOLOGY

OESOPHAGUS STOMACH

BODY OF STOMACH

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the soft projection at the back of your mouth?
A
Uvula
B
Salivary gland
C
Tongue
D
Tonsils
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The soft palate is comprised of five muscles that play essential roles in breathing, phonation, and swallowing. Anteriorly, the soft palate is continuous with the hard palate and the palatine aponeurosis. Posteriorly, the soft palate ends as a midline projection called the uvula that projects into the oral cavity.

Detailed explanation-2: -The uvula is the small, finger-shaped piece of tissue that hangs down from the soft palate in the back of the throat. It can usually be seen when a person opens his or her mouth wide.

Detailed explanation-3: -The muscles of the soft palate comprise the posterior two-thirds of its core. Namely, these muscles are the musculus uvulae, tensor veli palatini, levator veli palatini, palatopharyngeus and palatoglossus muscles.

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