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What is the flap of cartilage behind your tongue called?
epiglottis
Flap that opens and closes the trachea?
The epiglottis is a flap of cartilage that opens and closes the trachea. It is located at the root of the tongue.
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
White skin flap on side of tongue?
A white skin flap on the side of the tongue is often an inflamed taste bud. The white flap may also be a canker sore.
Where is the epligottis located?
The epiglottis is located in the throat, specifically behind the base of the tongue and above the entrance to the larynx or voice box. It is a flap-like structure made of cartilage that helps prevent food and drink from entering the airway when swallowing.
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.
What is epigottis?
The epiglottis is a flap of cartilage at the base of the tongue. It points upward except when solids and liquids pass from the mouth into the esophagus. The epiglottis folds down over the glottis to prevent food from passing into the lungs through the trachea.
What is the epigollatus?
If you meant epiglottis, then it is a flap a cartilage located behind your tongue and in front of the larynx. The epiglottis is fairly important for the respiratory and digestive system, because it serves as a gate for the trachea and the esophagus. When the epiglottis is in a resting position is allows air to pass into the larynx and the lungs, but when a person swallows the epiglottis folds up and allows for food and liquids to enter the esophagus, and not the windpipe.
This flap at the base of the tongue protects the larynx while swallowing?
glottis
What is the thing that sticks out of shoes?
If your talking about the flap under the shoelaces, that's the tongue.
Where is the epiglottis located in a cat?
The epiglottis is a flap of cartilage in the cat's throat above the larynx (voice box.)
What is the tragus?
A tragus is the small flap of cartilage that sticks out in the front of the ear canal. It is often used as a site for piercing.
