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What keeps food from going down your lungs?

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∙ 14y ago
Updated: 8/20/2019

epiglottis

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If both food and air enters your mout what keeps your lungs functioning?

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What is the name of the organ that keeps food from going into the lungs?

The epiglottis


Does the pharynx prevent food from going down your lungs?

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an esophagus keeps food from going down your airway.


What stucture keeps food from going down the wrong pipe?

epiglottis


What structure keeps food from''going down the wrong pipe''?

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What does the peristalsis do in the digestive system?

Peristalsis keeps your food going down into the digestive system.


What keeps food and water from entering the frogs lungs?

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What keeps food from going down the pipe?

Your epiglottis closes and opens in your throat. It's the part that causes gagging.


What happens to larynx during swallowing?

The epiglottis closes (to stop food going into the lungs) and the muscular walls contract to push the food down the oesophagus.


Where in your body is your epiglottis?

It's the part of your body that flops down over the windpipe when you swallow to keep food from going into your lungs.


What keeps food and water from entering the frogs lungs inside?

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