Prior to the surgery we talked with her about what was going to take place that day and why she was going to get so much ice cream afterwards. Shes too young to really understand the science of how anesthesia works, but she did understand the idea of tonsils and why they were being gotten rid of.

The 2nd half of the video describes the basics of the physiology of how anesthesia works. The lesson is appropriate for high school trainees taking an anatomy and physiology course.

Meet Your Tonsils! is a SciShow Kids lesson that discusses what tonsils are, what they do, and how a doctor checks them. Its a lesson that is suitable for primary school trainees.