the epiglottis is what i am learning about in school if anyonw knows what this is please tell me yenne 427 here speaking ot typing <3 u thatnjks
The epiglottis is in your throat. It is a flap of tissue that closes and shuts off your windpipe when you swallow to stop food or drink getting into your respiritory system. If they manage to get past your epiglottis, your gag reflex will take place (very uncomfortable, so make sure to swallow!).
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.
The epiglottis is the flap that prevents food and water from entering the trachea.
Purpose on a science fair is basically what was the purpose that you chose to do the certain project in the first place or it could mean the purpose of the experiment.
General purpose means it can be used for many things. Special purpose means only for a particular thing.
The little pink thing-a-ma-jiggie hanging down in the back of your throat is NOT called the epiglottis! It is called the uvula and it is part of your soft palate. You can check it out by googling, soft palate for a diagram. :-)
A purpose is why u are doing an experiment
The simple purpose of nails, finger or toe, is for protection.
The epiglottis is a little flap of mucus covered tissue that is attached to the root of the tongue. It is not the uvula (aka: the hang down thing in your mouth). Its purpose is to prevent food going into the airway passage.
It is the epiglottis.
That's your epiglottis.
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The epiglottis prevents the food you eat from entering the trachea.
When swallowing, the epiglottis closes off the trachea to direct food down the esophagus.
Hakea epiglottis was created in 1805.
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No. That is specifically their job. Its purpose is to close off the trachea so that food does not enter the respiratory tract.
During swallowing, the epiglottis covers the glottic opening to prevent aspiration of food or fluids into the lungs.