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What keep food or fluid from going back up the esophagus to the lungs?
Epiglottis.
Where in your body is your epiglottis?
It's the part of your body that flops down over the windpipe when you swallow to keep food from going into your lungs.
Can your heart stop if you are on a respirator?
Yes. Respirator only keep lungs going.
What is the function of the flap of skin called the epiglottis between the trachea and the esophagus?
The epiglottis is a flap of tissue that closes over the trachea when we swallow to prevent food and liquids from entering the airway. Its main function is to direct food and liquids into the esophagus, which leads to the stomach, instead of the trachea, which leads to the lungs.
What should be the basic human objective?
Keep thanking there is oxygen still going in their lungs.
What is the function of epiglottis during swallowing?
The epiglottis is a flap in the back of your throat that covers your trachea when you swallow, so as to protect your lungs from food particles and liquids. Fun fact: infants have the ability to keep their epiglottis open while eating, and therefore breathe and swallow at the same time.
How do you keep food from going off?
The peristalsis
What is the importance of the lungs?
Whenever you inhale and exhale, Oxygen gets supplied into and out of your lungs to power you everyday and keep you going. We get Oxygen which gets supplied into your blood which is essential to keep you alive. Lungs are part pulmonary system, which is the essential respiration organ.
Is food good for the lungs?
depends what you mean it won't make them better it will keep them healthy like they should be.
What role and function does the epiglottis play?
The epiglottis is a flap of tissue at the base of the tongue that covers the trachea when you swallow to prevent food and liquids from entering the airway. It helps direct food and liquids to the esophagus for digestion.
Why do Eskimos use refrigerators?
To keep their food from going bad.
What is a pbc valve?
Did you mean PCV [positive crankcase ventilation]....that valve helps keep engine gasses from going to the atmosphere but wont allow intake pressure back to the crankcase.
