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All of the neck muscles except the cricothyroid muscle.
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What type muscle is the trachea?
The trachea is mostly cartilage, surrounded by smooth muscle, which is an autonomic muscle type, meaning we can't consciously control it
What is epiglottis and what is its purpose?
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.
Is there muscle tissue in the trachea?
The trachea itself is made of ligaments and cartilage, but there are muscles in the region around the trachea.
Does the trachea have skeletal muscle?
No, it doesn't have skeletal muscle,, only smooth muscle..
What covers the trachea during swallowing?
epiglottis
What covers the larynx when you sallow what is it made of?
trachea
What is the tiny flap that covers the trachea during swallowing?
The epiglottis protects the trachea from food.
What closes over the trachea when swallowing?
The epiglottis covers the opening to the trachea when swallowing - thereby preventing food/drink entering the trachea and lungs.
What is the trachaelis muscle?
Helps expell mucus from trachea
When you swallow the epiglottis covers the opening to the?
The epiglottis covers the trachea, so that whatever you are swallowing does not get inhaled.
What covers the trachea so food doesn't enter the lungs?
glorospand
The pharynx is a piece of cartilage that covers the entrance to the trachea when you swallow?
false
