what's that pink thing in the middle of our mouth called?

Question

I mean when we open our mouthes, there's this pink thing hanging in there. What's that called and when we touch it, we do we throw -up? This is a 2 part question, so try to answer both

Answer 1

It's the uvula (yes, that's the correct spelling). One of the things it does is keep food or drink from going into the wrong hole. Maybe that's why it gives some of us our gag reflex.

Answer 2

As all the other answerers have pointed out, the fleshy pink thingy in question is called the uvula. And no, it doesn't automatically make you throw up when you touch it (try it out and see).

Finally, the answer to a question you didn't ask: Why is it called the uvula?? It comes from the diminutive form of the Latin word "uva," which literally means "a grape," because of its shape.

Answer 3

It's the uvula, not the ubula or the uvlia

u·vu·la /ˈyuvyələ/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[yoo-vyuh-luh] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun, plural -las, -lae /-ˈli/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[-lee] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation. Anatomy.
the small, fleshy, conical body projecting downward from the middle of the soft palate.

Some people will vomit from any object touching any part of the back of the throat. It stimulates the gag reflex.

Answer 4

your tongue? j/k


it's the uvula, but it's not responsible for closing one hole or the other, there's another flap that does that.
when you touch the back of your throat in general, it kicks in a gag reflex which can lead to vomiting. it's not the uvula itself, it's the whole back of the throat.

Answer 5

It's called the uvula. I've touched mine and actually I did not hurl!

Answer 6

Grizzie has it right. I don't think there's a gag reflex with it, though.

Answer 7

it's called your Uvlia. I don't think we throw up when we touch it though.

Answer 8

ubula,part two:gag reflex irritating your ubula will cause you to gag and vomit