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The Epiglottis
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What prevent the entry of food into the trachea?
The thin muscular flap that keeps food from entering the trachea is the Epiglottis.
Flap over the trachea that keeps food from entering your windpipe?
It is the epiglottis.
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 the food from entering the respiratory system?
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.
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 is the function of a throat?
The throat contains the esophagus and the trachea. The esophagus is for food and the trachea is for air.
What prevents food entering trachea when swallowing?
The epiglottis prevents the food you eat from entering the trachea.
The flap that keeps food out of the lungs?
uvula
What prevents food and water entering the trachea and pharynx?
epiglottis
What is the main function of the epiglottis?
To prevent food entering the trachea
What is themain functionof the epiglottis?
To prevent food entering the trachea
During swallowing food is blocked from entering the trachea by the?
epiglottis
