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flap of tissue is known as the epiglottis. It blocks the trachea (windpipe) during the swallowing of food andliquids.
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The flap that covers the trachea?
the small flap is called the Epiglottis :)
Which is the name of the small flap of tissue that seals your trachea after swallowing?
It's called the epiglottis. It closes over the bronchial tube (which leads to the lungs) to prevent food being inhaled instead of swallowed.
What is the name of the small flap of tissue above the trachea?
glottus
What is the epigtottis?
pretty sure you mean epiglottis and an epiglottis is the small flap of elastic cartilage that prevents liquid or solids from going down your trachea, and allow them to go down your esophagous to your stomach. when you swallow, your epiglottis seals off the entry to your trachea.
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
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 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 the tiny flap that covers the trachea during swallowing?
The epiglottis protects the trachea from food.
What prevent the entry of food into the trachea?
The thin muscular flap that keeps food from entering the trachea is the Epiglottis.
What is the flap tissue that closes the passage to the trachea and lungs?
epiglotis
Is a flap of tissue that closes the passage to the trachea and lungs?
It is the epiglottis.
What is a flap of tissue that closes the passage to the trachea and the lungs?
It is the epiglottis.
