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There are two pipes, the windpipe (trachea) and the esophagus. When you eat food, a little flap (the epiglottis) goes over the windpipe to stop you getting food into your lungs. That's why when you try to eat with your mouth full you often choke. (You're trying to breathe and eat at the same time!)
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∙ 14y agothe EPIGLOTTIS is the structure in which prevents food from going down the windpipe.
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∙ 12y agoIt is a covering on your wind pipe. It's called the epiglottis.
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∙ 13y agoThe Epiglottis
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∙ 14y agoYour epiglottis
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What prevents food entering trachea when swallowing?
The epiglottis prevents the food you eat from entering the trachea.
Food passage posterior to the trachea?
Oesophagus.
What Prevents aspiration of food into trachea?
gag reflex and the actual structure in the body is called the epiglottis.
What prevents food and water entering the trachea and pharynx?
epiglottis
What is the food passage way that is posterior to the trachea called?
That would be the esophagus.
What is epiglottis and what is its purpose?
It's a "flap" that covers either the trachea or esophagus. It prevents you from choking. When you eat, it covers the trachea so food will go down the esophagus and not the windpipe (trachea). If food gets down your trachea, you will choke.
What is the epliglottis?
A small leaf-like structure that closes the passageway to the larynx to prevent food from entering the larynx and trachea when you swallow. When it is open it allows for the passage of air and sound.
What structure closes off the entrance to the larynx and trachea which prevents food or liquid from entering the respiratory system?
When swallowing, the epiglottis closes off the trachea to direct food down the esophagus.
What keeps food masses from entering the respiratory system?
The epiglottis is the flap that prevents food and water from entering the trachea.
The flap that keeps food out of the lungs?
uvula
Which structure prevents food from entering the air?
The epiglottis.
What is the leaf like structure which prevents the entry of food into the respiratory passages?
The epiglottis is the structure that prevents the entry of food into the respiratory system. It is made of connective tissue.
