Step 1 : Introduction to the question "3. If I wanted to see your palatine uvula, what would I ask you to do?"
...1. Take your shoes and socks off 2. Open your eyes wide and don't blink 3. Let me look at your knee 4. Open your mouth wide I would ask you to open your mouth wide, as the palatine uvula is that soft piece of tissue dangling at the very back of your mouth. It works with the palate in the articulation of some sounds made by the human voice. The clicking sounds heard in some African languages are made with the assistance of the uvula. In recent years it has become fashionable in some areas to have your uvula pierced. This procedure is difficult to do and to live with, as the uvula plays an important role in the gag reflex.
