2006-11-01 07:59:17 · 14 answers · asked by Jacky 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
It is your uvula, & that is spelled right...not sure what it is for though! Maybe as a baffle so food doesn't go down your windpipe so easily??
2006-11-01 08:03:14 · answer #1 · answered by fairly smart 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The uvula.
The uvula plays an important role in the articulation of the sound of the human voice to form the sounds of speech. It functions in tandem with the back of the throat, the palate, and air coming up from the lungs to create a number of guttural and other sounds. Consonants pronounced with the uvula are not found in English; however, languages such as Arabic, French, German, Hebrew, Ubykh, and Hmong use uvular consonants to varying degrees. Certain African languages use the uvula to produce click consonants as well. In English (as well as many other languages), it closes to prevent air escaping through the nose when making some sounds, such as /b/.
2006-11-01 08:03:40 · answer #2 · answered by PP 2 · 5⤊ 0⤋
It's called a uvula. The purpose, I'm not sure. Check online.
2006-11-01 08:09:47 · answer #3 · answered by ELIZABETH B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Like Fred Flintstone.
2016-05-23 05:00:10 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is called a uvula. I don't know what purpose it serves, but I know some people have them removed.
2006-11-01 09:06:08 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
uvula
the conical appendix hanging from the free edge of the soft palate containing the uvular muscle covered by a mucous membrane
it helps to form the sound of the spoken word
2006-11-02 02:32:02 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know what it's purpose is (other than to annoy you and cause pain when you're sick) - but it's called a uvulla (incorrect spelling, I don't know).
2006-11-01 08:01:07 · answer #7 · answered by gatesfam@swbell.net 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
im very surprised that anyone doesn't know this, no offense. It's the uvula, which blocks our nasal passage when we eat so that no food crawls up into our sinus and nasal cavity. it aslo causes snoring when it vibrates in your sleep.
2006-11-01 08:05:55 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
uvula, help food go down the right passage
2006-11-01 09:52:21 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
uvula
(you-voo-lah)
it controls the gag reflex, which stops us from eating to large of objects.
2006-11-02 17:18:27 · answer #10 · answered by Garnet 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋