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The epiglottis is a small flap of soft tissue that is found at the back of the throat. In some people, the epiglottis can be seen if they stick their tongue out.
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What is the flap of cartilage behind your tongue called?
epiglottis
What are the things sticking up on your tongue?
your epiglottis
Where is the epiglottis in a fetal pig?
At the root of the tongue.
What laryngoscopy is performed when a physician uses a tongue depressor to hold the tongue down and view the epiglottis with a mirror?
Indirect laryngoscopy uses a mirror to view the epiglottis.
What tissue is the epiglottis?
The epiglottis is actually a flap of connective tissue that is made of elastic cartilage at the base of the tongue
Can a crockadile stick its tunge out?
A crocodile can not stick out it's tongue.
Are taste buds only found on the tongue?
No. The are found on the tongue, the palate (roof), upper esophagus and epiglottis.
Space between back of tongue and epiglottis?
Epiglottic Vallecula
Does the epiglottis have cartilage in it?
No. The epiglottis is a cartilaginous structure at the top of the larynx and behind the tongue that closes the trachea during swallowing, diverting food to the esophagus.
Is the epiglottis located on the trachea?
yes it located on the trachea during eating it closes trachea
Where is the epiglottis located on a fetal pig?
In a fetal pig, the epiglottis is located in the mouth. It refers to the pig's tongue and palate, or hard upper-portion of the mouth.
The flap that keeps food out of the lungs?
uvula
