stupid question

[AmericanChai]

Okay you guys, don't laugh . . but is it possible to see the epiglottis by looking at someone's throat with a flashlight? I'm obviously not a nurse yet or I would know this. I am taking anatomy and asked my 6 year old to let me look at her mouth to see if I can tell where the palatine bones are in a real person, and I saw her tonsils and then posterior to the tongue was this thing-- looked like a second tongue but smaller and sticking up, and I was like, what the heck is that? I checked my textbook and googled some images of the mouth and the only thing I can think of is that it's the epiglottis. I wasn't able to see it in my own mouth, but she was laying back and I was able to see in deeper.

[JohnnysGirl]

Wow. Thanks so much for sharing your video.

[student456]

i can see mine when i stick my tongue out far

i thought it was normal lol...haha