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#38035. adamshone
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What is the little dangly punch-bag in your mouth called? Is it common to have two?
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shady shaker
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Is this what you mean?
EPIGLOTTIS - "Erect cartilege at roots of tongue,
depressed during swallowing to cover glottis."
(The Concise Oxford Dictionary.)
Aug 27 03, 6:48 AM
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MotherGoose
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I think you are referring to the "uvula". Uvula is Latin for "little grape" which is what it looks like.
Aug 27 03, 7:30 AM
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MotherGoose
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P.S. No, it's not common to have two.
Aug 27 03, 7:31 AM
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adamshone
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i have 2 - would this be of any benefit to me?
Aug 28 03, 3:45 AM
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MotherGoose
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If you go to google.com and type "function of the uvula" in the search-box, you'll find some interesting sites. Some say it doesn't appear to have a function, others say it does.
Aug 31 03, 8:50 PM
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alex5117
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It would be uncommon to have 2, but it's not uncommon to have a bifurcate uvula.
Sep 05 03, 12:51 AM
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