What Does the Dangly Thing in the Back of Your Throat Do?

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In this video we look at what function the dangly thing in the back of your throat, otherwise known as the uvula, actually does.

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Sources:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1408233

http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=656028

https://www.britannica.com/list/7-vestigial-features-of-the-human-body

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palatine_uvula

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pharyngeal_ref...