Uvula

[AfterglowNoMore]

I know what you're thinking, who hte hell gave me a keyboard and is letting me ask this assinine question. But, I can and I must. While at work, my co-workers and myself began to question the inner most workings of that particular body part. Like, why is it that when you touch it with your finger, you gag, but if you eat or drink something, you don't gag? I know, I need therapy. But if someone could answer this for me, I'll at least know that I can sleep at night.

[Stalking Shadow]

I'm going to up all night because of this. Thanks a whole frickin' lot, jerk. :P

[AfterglowNoMore]

C;mon, at least it's a fun word to say. Just say it, "Uvula", Isn't it fun to say?

[Stalking Shadow]

Personally, I think the word with the most comedic potential in the English language is "moist".

[Black Razor]

Well I searched for a couple hours tonight (believe it or not I do it for a living now) .. and actually couldnt come up with very much information cause ...well ..nobody can agree that it even has a purpose.

The Uvula is formed when the two halves of the soft pallet fuse together durring development. Apparently kinda like a fingerprint no two are alike. I actually asked my aunt whos an ear, nose and throat specialist MD about the gag reflex related and she says it has nothing to do with Uvula in fact. Apparently the body has an autonomic gag reflex to anything apporaching the entrance to the back of your throat while the mouth is still open. Contact with any part of the back of the throat can trigger vomiting. This is made clearly evident by the most disturbing thing that I discovered ...some freaks actually PIERCE there Uvula ..I was gonna post a picture but ..um ...it made me wretch to look at ..so no. Do a google search and I am sure you will find a picture or two if your morbidly curious.

Hope that clears some things up for you. :razor:

[Alumette]

I know a lot about the uvula given my Linguistics training, but I don't think we ever talked about that. I feel like I should know the answer, as a matter of professional pride, but I don't.


And I am NOT Googling "gag reflex."


You're on your own, kid.

[AfterglowNoMore]

Enough so that I can sleep. Hmm, "Moist Uvula!"

[Malibu Sally]

So, AG. When do you want to coordinate getting "Rider Hood" off of my character list and onto yours? I REALLY REALLY need that slot!

[WingedAvenger]

You think the uvula is weird? How about the fingers? Think about it... If they're called fingers, what exactly do they fing?

[Poison]

The uvula's job is to close the pharyngeal nose part when we swallow so our food or drink doesn't come out our nose.
http://www.snorefix.com/whatis/images/cross-section-throat.jpg

If you really want a tough one, only recently I wondered what the spot is called where the wishbones meet and the throat muscles go up. The spot that looks like a U, in the middle. Sech and I looked in different anatomy books of hers, there is no name!!!
http://www.portrait-artist.org/life-drawing-faces-pics/anatomy-neck-plain-mini.jpg

[Nyx]

If I'm thinking of the same place you are, generally people just call it the hollow of the neck... oh, nope, found it.

It's the suprasternal notch.

[AfterglowNoMore]

So, AG. When do you want to coordinate getting "Rider Hood" off of my character list and onto yours? I REALLY REALLY need that slot!
I posted in the thread you made about this awhile ago saying that you could delete the character. Did you not see that post?

[Tarkenchi]

O_o :eyebrow:

[Malibu Sally]

I posted in the thread you made about this awhile ago saying that you could delete the character. Did you not see that post?

I missed that. I've been trying to catch you on AIM ever since to coordinate a delete/create effort between us. D'oh! :|

[AfterglowNoMore]

I missed that. I've been trying to catch you on AIM ever since to coordinate a delete/create effort between us. D'oh! :|
Sorry Sal, but thanks for holding on to it for so long for me.

[TroubleWolf]

Man, my uvula pisses me off. Whenever I have a long night of drinking and (the real culprit) smoking, the next morning it swells up so big that it actually interferes with my eating, breathing, etc. And oh, the pain of a swollen uvula. Whenever you swallow, it feels like the darn little thing is going to pull off.

Uvulas suck.

[Esbat]

Man, my uvula pisses me off. Whenever I have a long night of drinking and (the real culprit) smoking, the next morning it swells up so big that it actually interferes with my eating, breathing, etc. And oh, the pain of a swollen uvula. Whenever you swallow, it feels like the darn little thing is going to pull off.

Uvulas suck.

Yes, its the uvulas fault for swelling up... :chuckle:

[Tsarmina]

I've got a nice pair of sharp clippers that can take care of that for ya Wolfie. >:]

[TroubleWolf]

I've got a nice pair of sharp clippers that can take care of that for ya Wolfie. >:]


/sigh

It would only grow back. Stupid Regeneration.

[Esbat]

/sigh

It would only grow back. Stupid Regeneration.

I hope you're talking about your Uvula still... *shudders at flashbacks to That Yellow Bastard scenes from Sin City*