Your heart, or misalignment of your spine, can cause chest pain. Many people that experience chest pain go to their family doctor or to the emergency room in fear that they are experiencing a heart attack.
1 Answer. 0. The uvula and soft palate work as a single unit to seal off the nasal passage when you drink or eat. The other function of these two structures is to reflect the sound of your voice out of your mouth rather than your nose. Additionally, they direct food and liquid into your pharynx and esophagus.
1 The soft palate relaxes allowing air to enter the nose and pass downward toward the lungs. 2  The false and true vocal folds remain relaxed and open for the entry of air.  The cricopharyngeus muscle sustains contraction to close off the top of the esophagus and prevent air from entering the digestive system.