bcoz the food goes in the food pipe and the air we breathe it goes in the wind pipe . the body automatically takes out the food incase the food enters in the body and that is why sometimes we laugh and eat so we get a sudden cough
the eustachian tube
the eustachian tube
Aspiration is the medical term meaning food or liquid entering the lungs.
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The epiglottis, a flap of tissue in the throat, prevents food from entering the lungs during swallowing by covering the opening to the windpipe.
The epiglottis is the flap that prevents food and water from entering the trachea.
epiglottis
epiglottis
the eustachian tube
whats prevents food from going down your lungs
epiglottis closed up to protect food from entering the lungs
The epiglottis