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Food normally goes in your throat when you swallow. A coordinated swallow reflex, controlled partially by the tongue, helps you control the timing of swallowing.
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What is the thing that comes up in the back of the throat when the tongue is down?
The epiglottis is a flap of tissue at the back of the throat that prevents food from going into trachea when being swallowed .
What flap of tissue prevents food going into the windpipe?
pharynx
Flap of tissue which prevents food the food from entering the windpipe when swallowing?
The epiglottis sort of hangs down in the back of the throat and it helps prevent food from entering the trachea when we eat.
What prevents food going up the nose?
The person eating it, typically.
Why is the epiglotti an important part of the respiratory system?
prevents food from food going down your windpipe
What is the function of epiglotts in respiratory system?
It prevents food from going to the respiratory system
What role and function does the epiglottis play?
the epiglottis is the little flap that closes whenever you swallow to keep the food, water, spit, and whatever else you swallow from going into your lungs. It helps the digestive system because it keeps the things you eat and drink going down your esophagus (throat), which takes it to your stomach, and so on.
If both food and air enters your mout what keeps your lungs functioning?
whats prevents food from going down your lungs
What prevents food or liquids from getting into lungs?
What prevents food from getting into the lungs is an Aorta.
The prevents food or liquids from getting into the lungs.?
What prevents food from getting into the lungs is an Aorta.
What keeps food from going down the pipe?
Your epiglottis closes and opens in your throat. It's the part that causes gagging.
Is strep throat food?
No. 'Strep throat' means a streptococcal infection of the throat.
