Some people have tongues with front sections that are so flexible that they can roll this part into a tunnel. Next time you take a bite of your favorite food, pay attention to what your tongue is doing. You'll feel it push the food to your back teeth so the teeth can grind it up. Try saying these letters slowly, and you'll feel how the back of your tongue moves against the top of your mouth to create the sounds. But also in the throat is the windpipe , which allows air to come in and out of your body.
Tonsils are small masses of tissue.
The lingual tonsil is located all the way at the back of your tongue. On either side of the lingual tonsil in the throat are two palatine tonsils - one on the left and the other on the right. The palatine tonsils contain cells that help filter out harmful germs that could cause an infection in the body. Sometimes the palatine tonsils become infected with bacteria , and they swell up and become painful. Look in a mirror, and open your mouth really wide.