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You have a sort of flap in the back of your throat called the epiglottis. When you swallow, the epiglottis flaps down over your trachea (windpipe) which prevents food from entering your respiratory system.
So the epiglottis is what keeps food from entering the respiratory system.
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What keeps food masses from entering the respiratory system?
The epiglottis is the flap that prevents food and water from entering the trachea.
What keeps food masses from entering the respiartory system?
The epiglottis is a flap of tissue that covers the trachea during swallowing, preventing food masses from entering the respiratory system. Additionally, the larynx closes to protect the airway while eating or drinking.
Food masses are kept from entering the respiratory system by the what?
The esophagus
What pathway is in the digestive system and the respiratory system?
the respiratory system and the digestive system share the Pharynx. The Respiratory system contains the eppiglottis, which keeps food going down the esophogus instead of the trachea
What helps to separate the digestive system from the respiratory system?
The epiglottis a flap of skin that stops food from entering your windpipe.
Which prevents the food from entering the respiratory system?
It's entering the Urinary system, and when it's entered, it will go r past through the Large and small intenstine .
Part which prevents the food from entering the respiratory system?
It's entering the Urinary system, and when it's entered, it will go r past through the Large and small intenstine .
Food is prevented from entering the nasal cavity during swallowing by the?
epiglottis, a flap of tissue in the throat that covers the entrance to the trachea (windpipe) to prevent food from entering the respiratory system.
Functions of the epiglottis?
The function of the epiglottis is that it allows air to pass through the larynx and into the rest of the respiratory system. When swallowing food or drink, it covers the entrance to the larynx to prevent food and drink from entering the trachea (windpipe).well basically its right
How does the respiratory and digestive system work together to maintain homeostasis?
the respiratory system and the digestive system share the Pharynx. The Respiratory system contains the eppiglottis, which keeps food going down the esophogus instead of the trachea
What is the name of the structure that provents the food entering the respiratory track?
The epiglottis.
What keeps food and water from entering the lung?
the eustachian tube
