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Jessika Herman
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∙ 14y agoThat would be the epiglottis, the thin leaf shape structure at the root of the tongue that keeps out food and liquid from the airway. :)
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∙ 12y agoThe flap of skin that prevents food from entering the trachea is called the Epiglottis.
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∙ 13y agoWhat you are looking for is the epiglottis.
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∙ 15y agoepiglottis
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∙ 13y agophryngeal
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How does your air get lungs?
when you breath in a flap in your throat opens up, the air goes through this flap and into your lungs this is why it is bad to speak whilst eating because the food can go into the lungs this is also how tar from cigarettes gets into the lungs
Flap over the trachea that keeps food from entering your windpipe?
It is the epiglottis.
How air gets into your lungs?
when you breath in a flap in your throat opens up, the air goes through this flap and into your lungs this is why it is bad to speak whilst eating because the food can go into the lungs this is also how tar from cigarettes gets into the lungs
What prevent the entry of food into the trachea?
The thin muscular flap that keeps food from entering the trachea is the Epiglottis.
What keeps food from entering the lungs?
bcoz the food goes in the food pipe and the air we breathe it goes in the wind pipe . the body automatically takes out the food incase the food enters in the body and that is why sometimes we laugh and eat so we get a sudden cough
What keeps food from going down your lungs?
epiglottis
What keeps food masses from entering the respiratory system?
The epiglottis is the flap that prevents food and water from entering the trachea.
If both food and air enters your mout what keeps your lungs functioning?
whats prevents food from going down your lungs
What is the name of the organ that keeps food from going into the lungs?
The epiglottis
What is the function of the flap of skin called the epiglottis between the trachea and the esophagus?
To keep food from going into the lungs.
What is a flap tissue that closes the passage to the trachea and lungs?
which of these is a flap that shut off the passage to the trachea and lungs
What keeps food and water from entering the frogs lungs?
the eustachian tube
