Whats the little dangly thing at the back of your throat next to your tonsils?!
Question: Whats the little dangly thing at the back of your throat next to your tonsils.?
Just wondering what it is/does.?.?Health Question & Answer
Answers:
The palatine uvula is a fleshy cone shaped projection which comes off the soft palate. It is made up of connective tisse and contains racemose glands. It has a function in voice and sound production and closes to prevent air escaping through the nose with some sounds. Touching or massaging the uvula can initiate the gag reflex which expels stomach contents. The uvula can be suceptible to a number of different pathological processes. Health Question & Answer
UVULA - The pendular downward projection from the middle of the soft palate which helps to close off the back of the nasal cavity above it, during the complex movements of swallowing.
Epiglottis - A leaf-shaped piece of cartilage covered by mucous membrane, sited vertically against the back of the root of the tongue and in front of the glottis
Epiglottis - A leaf-shaped piece of cartilage covered by mucous membrane, sited vertically against the back of the root of the tongue and in front of the glottis
The consumer health information on youqa.cn is
for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for medical advice or
treatment for any medical conditions.
The answer content post by the user, if contains the copyright content please contact us, we will immediately remove it.
The answer content post by the user, if contains the copyright content please contact us, we will immediately remove it.
Copyright © 2007-2012 YouQA.cn - Terms of Use - Contact us