"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." That dangly thing in the back of your throat (a.k.a. your uvula) is pretty important—it helps you swallow ...

The uvula is meant to be heard and not seen. That dangling,stalactitelike bit of pink flesh in the back of the mouth, theuvula is hidden from view, unless your mouth is wide open. However, the uvula ...

In the case of a cleft palate, the sides don't meet up and there is a gap in the roof of the mouth.

The uvula is one of the weirdest looking features of the human body. Yet despite its infamy, scientists have spent centuries puzzling over its function. The hangy ball's full name is the “palatine ...

That dangly, speed-bag-looking thing at the rear of your mouth is called your palatine uvula, or just uvula for short. What’s it for? That’s a good question. People have been asking this for hundreds ...

For most of us, the uvula is just a random piece of flesh that hangs in the back of our throats without any clear purpose. For 17-year-old Sam Ireland, however, the uvula can be used to impress - or ...

It was sometime around his freshman year in high school that Sam Ireland started pulling on his uvula — you know, that dangly piece of flesh at the back of your throat. Tugging on it didn't make him ...

A man unwittingly picked up a parasite, and years later, it triggered a throat infection. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A large ...