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What is flap-like structure that prevents the food from going the wrong way during swallowing?
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What is the name of the structure that prevents fluid from entering the nasopharynx during swallowing?
The uvula flips up during swallowing to prevent fluid from entering the nasopharynx.
What structure closes over the trachea to protect it during swallowing?
The epiglottis.
What prevents food or liquids from getting to the lungs?
Epiglottis
What is the flap the closes off the larynx and prevents food and water from entering the larynx during swallowing?
It's called the 'epiglottis'.
What is the cartilaginous structure at the base of a tongue that helps to prevent food and liquid from entering the trachea during swallowing?
Epiglottis
What is the cartilaginous structure that make up the larynx?
The larynx is round in structure. It covers the trachea during swallowing so the food does not go down the windpipe.
How are food and water kept out of the lungs when swallowing?
The epiglottis is the thin elastic cartilaginous structure located at the root of the tongue that folds over the glottis to prevent food and liquid from entering the trachea during the act of swallowing.
What structure control the opening to the trachea?
The epiglottis controls the opening to the trachea. It closes the larynx during swallowing so food will not enter the windpipe.
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 structure controls the opening to the trachea?
The epiglottis controls the opening to the trachea. It closes the larynx during swallowing so food will not enter the windpipe.
What structure guards the entrance to the trachea during swallowing?
That's the epiglottis. It blocks either the trachea or esophagus, depending on whether breathing or eating is happening.
Why food and air are not usually mixed during swallowing?
they are often mixed during swallowing
