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noun - a flap of cartilage that covers the windpipe while swallowing
EPIGLOTTIS - The epiglottis is a flap in the throat that keeps food from entering the windpipe and the lungs. The flap is made of elastic cartilage covered with a...
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| This flap of cartilage covers the larynx when you swallow so that food doesn't go down your windpipe |
| The name of this flap of cartilage comes from words meaning "above the tongue" |
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| The thin elastic cartilaginous structure located at the root of the tongue that folds over the glottis to prevent food and liquid from entering the trachea during the act of swallowing. |
| a flap of cartilage behind the root of the tongue, which is depressed during swallowing to cover the opening of the windpipe. |
| a flap of cartilage that covers the windpipe while swallowing |
| A flap of cartilage behind the root of the tongue, which is depressed during swallowing to cover the opening of the windpipe. |
| a small flat part at the back of the tongue that closes when you swallow to prevent food from entering the tube that goes to the lungs |
| a flat part at the back of the tongue, which closes when you swallow to stop food from entering the tube that air goes down |
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The epiglottis is a flap in the throat that keeps food from entering the windpipe and the lungs. The flap is made of elastic cartilage covered with a mucous membrane, attached to the entrance of the larynx. It projects obliquely upwards behind the tongue and the hyoid bone, pointing dorsally. It stands open during breathing, allowing air into the larynx. During swallowing, it closes to prevent aspiration, forcing the swallowed liquids or food to go along the esophagus instead. It is thus the valve that diverts passage to either the trachea or the esophagus. * The epiglottis gets its name from being above the glottis (epi- + glottis). * There are taste buds on the epiglottis. |