What is the difference between uvula and epiglottis?
uvula | epiglottis |
(anatomy) The fleshy appendage that hangs from the back of the palate, that closes the nasopharynx during swallowing.
(anatomy) A cartilaginous organ in the throat of terrestrial vertebrates covering the glottis when swallowing to prevent food and liquid from entering the trachea, and in Homo sapiens also a speech organ.
In context|anatomy|lang=en terms the difference between uvula and epiglottis
is that uvula is (anatomy) the fleshy appendage that hangs from the back of the palate, that closes the nasopharynx during swallowing while epiglottis is (anatomy) a cartilaginous organ in the throat of terrestrial vertebrates covering the glottis when swallowing to prevent food and liquid from entering the trachea, and in homo sapiens also a speech organ.As nouns the difference between uvula and epiglottis
is that uvula is (anatomy) the fleshy appendage that hangs from the back of the palate, that closes the nasopharynx during swallowing while epiglottis is (anatomy) a cartilaginous organ in the throat of terrestrial vertebrates covering the glottis when swallowing to prevent food and liquid from entering the trachea, and in homo sapiens also a speech organ.uvula
English
(wikipedia uvula)Noun
Usage notes
* The (second edition, 1989) marks this word as not naturalized in English.Synonyms
* (appendage hanging from the palate) palatine uvula, tonsils, staphyleDerived terms
* uvular * uvulatome, uvulotome * uvulatomy, uvulotomy * uvulitisepiglottis
English
(wikipedia epiglottis)Noun
(en-noun)- My epiglottis is full of bees!
