Monday, October 26, 2009

Teach me Tuesday

We are going over the Respiratory system now in A&P and my professor solved a mystery that I have been wondering about for my entire life. What the heck is that "hangy ball" for in the back of your throat!? The answer is so simple. ::drum roll please:: The purpose of the uvula is to push food down your throat and keep it from going up your nose!!! Sometimes it can fail--aka milk coming out your nose, but most of the time it's serving an important function!

2 comments:

Nicolasa said...

This picture makes me think of my tonsils and how huge they are! I remember one time I went down to the nurse when I was little and the nurse asked me open and say "aaah" She was shocked at how big my tonsils were... she told me they looked like golf balls to her! I always hear stuff like this and people can't believe that they never gave me problems.

I hope school is going well@

Grasso10 said...

Thanks! I had my tonsils removed when I was young. I didn't realize how big they were normally! They won't usually take your tonsils out anymore because they are lymph nodules and actually help way more than they hurt--so maybe you have SUPER tonsils!! :)