Figure 6 - Weakness of the soft palate.

Kinking of the soft palate as a sign of weakness. Note that the superior surface of the soft palate has been coated by instillation of barium through the nose. There is a kink partway down the uvula (arrow), which in the erect position is a sign of weakness. (Source: Jones B, ed. Normal and Abnormal Swallowing: Imaging in Diagnosis and Therapy. New York: Springer-Verlag, 2003, with permission.)