The epiglottus is the digestive and respitory because it stop the food from entering the trechea or windpipe so the food goes the the esophagus.
The upper respiratory tract.
There is one epiglottis in the human body.
The epiglottis in the Oral Cavity
When swallowing, the epiglottis closes off the trachea to direct food down the esophagus.
No, the epiglottis and the intestines are two completely separate things. The epiglottis is the cover in the esophogaus that prevents food and liquid from going down the trachea, and the intestines are the moisture-extracting and nutrient extracting organs in our body that is relatively far from the epiglottis.
the epiglottis closes over the glottis in a reflex action when food is swallowed. This prevent food from entering the respiratory system
The pharynx is shared with the digestive system from the lungs down to the epiglottis.
The epiglottis does not flutter. The part of the human body that is able to flutter is the thoracic diaphragm and these spasms are called hiccups.
You have a sort of flap in the back of your throat called the epiglottis. When you swallow, the epiglottis flaps down over your trachea (windpipe) which prevents food from entering your respiratory system. So the epiglottis is what keeps food from entering the respiratory system.
ear, eye, esophagus, epiglottis
The esophagus
The Epiglottis is the smallest part to the Digestive System