0
The epiglottis controls the opening to the trachea. It closes the larynx during swallowing so food will not enter the windpipe.
What else can I help you with?
Which structure controls opening to the trachea?
Esophagus
What structure controls the opening to the trachea?
The epiglottis controls the opening to the trachea. It closes the larynx during swallowing so food will not enter the windpipe.
A word that means a surgical opening into the trachea?
Tracheotomy Trache/o- Trachea -tomy = Surgical opening
What structure control the sizes of the opening on leaves?
xylem
What opening protects the trachea?
The opening in the tracheal respiratory system is the brronchi.
What is opening to the trachea called?
The Glottis
Which structure is located between the trachea and a bronchiole?
The larynx is the structure that is located between the trachea and the bronchial. The trachea is the tube that runs from the larynx to the bronchi.
What will happen if an object obstructs the trachea opening?
the air cannot pass through trachea
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 organ separates the windpipe and the esophagus in the buccal cavity of a human a small hanging like structure?
the UVULA is the part of the posterior soft pallete that extends down into the oral cavity. Jeffrey J. Vrtis RN, BSN. ---- While the uvula is a hanging structure, a part of the soft palate, it is neither in the buccal cavity, nor does it separate the wind pipe (trachea) from the esophagus. There is no such structure. I believe you may be referring to the epiglottis, which is the structure that occludes the glottic opening (the opening to the trachea) when swallowing occurs, to prevent aspiration of swallowed contents. Your question is not clear, however.
What structure keeps you from choking when you swallow?
The epiglottis is a flap of tissue that covers the opening to the trachea (windpipe) during swallowing, preventing food and liquids from entering the airway. This helps to ensure that they pass down the esophagus and into the stomach safely.
What structure is known as the windpipe?
The windpipe is also known as the trachea. It is a tube-like structure that carries air to and from the lungs during breathing.
