Musculus uvulae

The musculus uvulae (azygos uvulae) is a muscle of the soft palate.

Origin and insertion
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

Innervation
It is innervated by the pharyngeal branch of the vagus nerve via the pharyngeal plexus.