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What happens to the larynx as you swallow the food you eat?
There is a piece of cartilage called the epiglottis which folds over the opening of the larynx as the person is swallowing. This prevents food from going into the windpipe.
What happens to most of the bacteria that swallow with your food?
Stomach acid also kills most bacteria that you might swallow with you food.
What happens if you swallow your food with out chewing?
Well, you might choke...
What happens if you eat a piece of hamburger that tastes bad?
The hamburger could be spoiled and could make you very ill. You should never swallow meat or any food that has a foul taste.
What happens if you swallow a whole peppermint?
It gets digested with all the other food you have eaten. Though try not to swallow it straight away, a peppermint is to enjoy.
What is A strong gristly cartilage that reinforces the trachea?
The trachea is reinforced with C-Shaped rings of hyaline cartilage.It prevents colapsing during preasure changes while breating, and allows it to expand when we swallow a large piece of food.
What happens if you swallow your food whole and don't chew?
You can choke because the food is too big to go down your throat to your stomache.
Can cobra eat goat?
No. Snakes cannot chew their food, or bite off pieces- they must swallow it whole, A goat is too large for a cobra to swallow in one gulp.
How do emus digest?
Emus will swallow quite large stones and charcoal to help them grind up and digest their food.
What happens when you swallow a growing sea life?
There are many different kinds of life in the sea, so this is a somewhat broad category, but in general, if you swallow some organism, you will digest it. That's what the digestive system is supposed to do. Of course, it is easier if you chew first. You might get indigestion if you swallow something whole. You could even choke to death, depending upon how large it is. So chew your food.
What happens to the shape of the trachea when you swallow a large mouthful of food?
The trachea is supported by C-shaped rings of cartilage. The point at which there is no cartilage is where the trachea is in contact with the oesophagus. As a large bolus of food passes down the oesophagus the elastic walls expand to accommodate it. This is made possible by the absence of cartilage on the trachea. However, the trachea is prevented from collapsing due to the supporting cartilage around the rest of it.
Can you die from choking?
Yes! You can but remember don't swallow a lot of food at a time. My great Grandfather died from choking on a big piece of meat!
