Editing Uvula (section)

===Muscle ===
{{Main articles|Musculus uvulae}}
The muscular part of the uvula ({{Langx|la|musculus uvulae}}) shortens and broadens the uvula. This changes the contour of the posterior part of the soft palate. This change in contour allows the soft palate to adapt closely to the posterior [[pharynx|pharyngeal]] wall to help close the [[Pharynx#Nasopharynx|nasopharynx]] during swallowing.<ref>Illustrated Anatomy of the Head and Neck, Fehrenbach and Herring, Elsevier, 2012, page 108</ref>

Its muscles are controlled  by the [[pharyngeal branch of vagus nerve|pharyngeal branch]] of the [[vagus nerve]].