Uvula vs. Epiglottis — What's the Difference?

A small, fleshy mass of tissue, especially that which hangs from the soft palate above the base of the tongue.

The epiglottis is a leaf-shaped flap in the throat that prevents food from entering the windpipe and the lungs. It stays open during breathing, allowing air into the larynx.

(anatomy) palatine uvula: the fleshy appendage that hangs from the back of the soft palate, that closes the nasopharynx during swallowing

A flap of cartilage behind the root of the tongue, which is depressed during swallowing to cover the opening of the windpipe.

(anatomy) the slight elevation in the mucous membrane immediately behind the internal urethral orifice of the urinary bladder, caused by the middle lobe of the prostate

The thin elastic cartilaginous structure located at the root of the tongue that folds over the glottis to prevent food and liquid from entering the trachea during the act of swallowing.

(music) an object so suspended inside a bell that it may hit the bell and cause it to ring; a clapper

(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.

The pendent fleshy lobe in the middle of the posterior border of the soft palate.

A cartilaginous lidlike appendage which closes the glottis while food or drink is passing while food or drink is passing through the pharynx.

A small pendant fleshy lobe at the back of the soft palate

A flap of cartilage that covers the windpipe while swallowing