What is the epigollatus?

Answer 1

If you meant epiglottis, then it is a flap a cartilage located behind your tongue and in front of the larynx. The epiglottis is fairly important for the respiratory and digestive system, because it serves as a gate for the trachea and the esophagus. When the epiglottis is in a resting position is allows air to pass into the larynx and the lungs, but when a person swallows the epiglottis folds up and allows for food and liquids to enter the esophagus, and not the windpipe.