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What is epiglottis and what is its purpose?
It's a "flap" that covers either the trachea or esophagus. It prevents you from choking. When you eat, it covers the trachea so food will go down the esophagus and not the windpipe (trachea). If food gets down your trachea, you will choke.
What covers the larynx when you sallow what is it made of?
trachea
What covers the trachea during swallowing?
epiglottis
What is the tiny flap that covers the trachea during swallowing?
The epiglottis protects the trachea from food.
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 covers the trachea so food doesn't enter the lungs?
glorospand
What endocrine gland covers the trachea?
The thyroid gland is located anterior to the trachea. The parathyroid glands are located within the thyroid gland.
How long do swallows mirate?
swallows migrate for one month.
The tissue which diverts food from the trachea upon swallowing is the?
The epiglottis is the tissue that covers the trachea during swallowing to prevent food from entering the airway.
What muscle covers the trachea in a cat?
All of the neck muscles except the cricothyroid muscle.
What is the relationship between the Eustachian tube and the pharynx?
When food is swallowed, the epiglottis covers the trachea. During inspiration, the epiglottis allows air to pass into the trachea.
The pharynx is a piece of cartilage that covers the entrance to the trachea when you swallow?
Actually, the pharynx is not a piece of cartilage, but a muscular tube that connects the nose and mouth to the esophagus and trachea. It plays a key role in swallowing by helping to direct food and liquids to the esophagus while preventing them from entering the trachea. The epiglottis is a flap of cartilage that covers the entrance to the trachea during swallowing to prevent food or liquids from entering the airway.
