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Structure of uvular muscle

Known as: M. uvulae, Musculus uvulae, Uvular muscle 
National Institutes of Health

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Palatal MusclesUvula of palate

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2012
2012
New Details on the Clefted Uvular Muscle: Analyzing Its Role at Histological Scale by Model-Based Deformation Analyses
Objective As an initial step to a complex reconstruction model for virtual surgery, the present study was carried out to provide… 
2011
2011
Histology and Function: Analyzing the Uvular Muscle
Objective Virtual surgery and virtual patients necessitate quantitative data on the area of interest. The study was conducted to… 
Review
2010
Review
2010
Functional anatomy of the soft palate applied to wind playing.
Wind players must be able to sustain high intraoral pressures in order to play their instruments. Prolonged exposure to these… 
2009
2009
Modified uvulopalatopharyngoplasty for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome: Resection of the musculus uvulae
2008
2008
Tumor necrosis factor-alpha expression in uvular tissues differs between snorers and apneic patients.
BACKGROUND Inflammatory changes such as subepithelial edema and excessive inflammatory cell infiltration have been observed in… 
2000
2000
Muscle fiber area distribution of musculus uvulae in obstructive sleep apnea and non-apneic snorers
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether differences exist in the morphology of upper airway muscles between apneic and non-apneic… 
1997
1997
Structure of the musculus uvulae: functional and surgical implications of an anatomic study.
OBJECTIVE The role of the musculus uvulae in velopharyngeal function, its morphologic status in cleft palate, and its fate in… 
1987
1987
Musculus uvulae and velopharyngeal status
Summary A study of velopharyngeal status after partial excision of musculus uvulae, as in total uvulectomy, has been carried out… 
1977
1977
The morphology of musculus uvulae.
The morphology of the musculus uvulae was studied utilizing detailed gross anatomical dissection and histological sectioning of… 
1966
1966
[The uvular muscle in domesticated mammals].
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