innervated by has muscle origin has muscle insertion pharyngeal branch of vagus nerve palatine uvula hard palate palatal muscle uvular muscle azygos uvulae musculus uvulae The musculus uvulae (azygos uvulae) is a muscle of the soft palate. It arises from the posterior nasal spine of the palatine bones and from the palatine aponeurosis. It descends to be inserted into the uvula and functions to move and shape it. It is innervated by the pharyngeal branch of the vagus nerve via the pharyngeal plexus[WP]. uvular muscle m. uvulae uvulae muscle SCTID:244797009 Wikipedia:Musculus_uvulae FMA:46733 UBERON:0010235 musculus uvulae muscle palatine aponeurosis skeletal muscle organ, vertebrate