0
Want this question answered?
Be notified when an answer is posted
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
What structure closes off the rest of the pharynx when we are eating so that food does not get into larynx?
Epiglottis
What structure closes off the rest of the pharynx when we are eating so that food does not get into the larynx?
The structure that closes off the rest of the pharynx when we are eating is called the epiglottis. It is a flap-like structure located just above the larynx. When we swallow, the epiglottis covers the opening of the larynx, directing food and liquids towards the esophagus and preventing them from entering the airway.
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 flow of water into and out of the cell?
The stomata in the leaf of the plant opens and closes depending on whether water is needed to exit or if there is not enough water in the leaf
What job does a switch do in a circuit?
It opens and closes a circuit and it makes the bulb turn off and on and it completes a circuit when it is closed.
What structure closes off the rest of the pharynx when we are eating so that food does not get into the pharynx?
Epiglottis
What structure closes off the rest of the pharynx when we are eating so the food does not get into the larynx?
Epiglottis
What structure closes off the rest of the pharynx when we are eating so that food does not get into larynx?
Epiglottis
What structure closes off the rest of the pharynx when we are eating so that food does not get into the larynx?
The structure that closes off the rest of the pharynx when we are eating is called the epiglottis. It is a flap-like structure located just above the larynx. When we swallow, the epiglottis covers the opening of the larynx, directing food and liquids towards the esophagus and preventing them from entering the airway.
What structure closes off the entrance to the larynx and trachea which prevents food or liquid from entering the respiratory system?
When swallowing, the epiglottis closes off the trachea to direct food down the esophagus.
What structure closes of the rest of the pharynx when we are eating so that food does not get into the larynx?
Epiglottis
What structure closes over the trachea to protect it during swallowing?
The epiglottis.
What structure in your thoat closes over your larynx when you swallo?
When you swallow, the larynx moves up slightly, and a flap called the epiglottis closes over the trachea.
What anatomical structure closes the airway and prevents foreign bodies from entering the trachea?
The epiglottis closes the airway when we swallow. You can see part of it hanging down in the back of the mouth.
What closes off the opening to the rectum?
anal sphincter
What organ closes off the windpipe from food?
The glottus
How does the pH value of products affect the hair structure?
acid closes the cuticle and akaline opens the cuticle
