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Where in the body is the uvula? what does it do?
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Uvula: posterior aspect of soft palate. Helps close the nasopharynx when swallowing to prevent nasal regurgitation of food and liquids. Seals nasopharynx when speaking so you do not sounds hypernasal like in cleft palate speech.
Answered 10/25/2017
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