the uvula is an extension of the __________.
The inside of a mouth, showing a healthy throat (pharynx) and tonsils. At bottom is the tongue. The fleshy protruberance hanging at the back of the mouth is the uvula, an extension of the soft palate. The tonsils are the two clumps of tissue on either side of the uvula, just above the tongue. The back wall of the phar- ynx can be seen behind the tip of the uvula.