What's the thing at the back of your throat called? not the hangy ball thing but like another tongue?

Question

my friends and i were talking and when you open your mouth very big there's like a small alien tongue in the back of your throat. it's not the hangy ball thingy but it's kind of connected to your tongue

Answer 1

epiglottis- a flap that seperates esophagus (food) and the trachea (air)

Answer 2

THIS IS PART OF YOUR PHARINX NOT THE EPIGLOTTIS YOU WON'T NORMALLY SEE.

Answer 3

The dangling thing in the middle that looks like a punching bag is the Uvula.  It aides in vocalization.

Answer 4

the back of your tongue