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Think of it as the valve or switch in your throat that determines whether things (food, air, water) go into your lungs or into your stomach.
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The flap that covers the trachea?
the small flap is called the Epiglottis :)
What is the flap that stops you choking?
It's called the epiglottis. Epiglottis, it is referred to as the 'guardian of the airways'.
Where do your esophagus and windpipe meet?
They meet at the epiglottis. The epiglottis is the flap of muscle that closes over your windpipe when you swallow food.
What acts as a lid over the entrance to the laryngopharynx?
The epiglottis is what acts as a lid over the entrance of the laryngopharynx. This is defined as a flap that is made of elastic cartilage tissue that is covered with a mucous membrane.
What is the length of the epiglottis?
The epiglottis is very short, and fits right over the esophagus. It is a small flap of flexible cartilage tissue that protects the windpipe.
What is the flap of cartilage behind your tongue called?
epiglottis
What is a flap of tissue that closes the passage to the trachea and lungs?
It is the epiglottis.
The flap that covers the trachea?
the small flap is called the Epiglottis :)
What is the flap that makes you not choke?
its the epiglottis
What is a flap of tissue that seals off your windpipe preventing food from entering?
That's your epiglottis.
What is the flap that directs food and air to its proper passage?
The Epiglottis
What is the flap that stops you choking?
It's called the epiglottis. Epiglottis, it is referred to as the 'guardian of the airways'.
What is the name of the flap used in swallowing?
epiglottis
The flap that keeps food out of the lungs?
uvula
What is the tiny flap that covers the trachea during swallowing?
The epiglottis protects the trachea from food.
What is the flap called that protects the opening of the larynx is called?
The epiglottis.
What is the name of the flap of tissue at the top of the larynx?
The epiglottis
