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The epiglottis is the small flap of tissue that automatically closes over the windpipe (trachea) when you swallow to prevent food and liquids from entering the airway.
The epiglottis is the flap of tissue that prevents food and liquid from entering the windpipe (trachea) when you swallow. It acts like a lid over the windpipe, directing food and liquid down the esophagus to the stomach.
The epiglottis sort of hangs down in the back of the throat and it helps prevent food from entering the trachea when we eat.
The muscle hole that opens into your windpipe is called the epiglottis. It is a flap of cartilage that prevents food and liquid from entering your windpipe when you swallow, instead directing them towards your esophagus.
It is a flap of skin that stops food from going down the windpipe
Epiglottis
it is called the epiglottis.. i think that answers your question :P
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 small flap of tissue that automatically closes over the windpipe (trachea) when you swallow to prevent food and liquids from entering the airway.
The epiglottis is the flap of tissue that prevents food and liquid from entering the windpipe (trachea) when you swallow. It acts like a lid over the windpipe, directing food and liquid down the esophagus to the stomach.
The epiglottis sort of hangs down in the back of the throat and it helps prevent food from entering the trachea when we eat.
the epiglottis
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a flap of tissue that prevants blood from flowing backward is
The muscle hole that opens into your windpipe is called the epiglottis. It is a flap of cartilage that prevents food and liquid from entering your windpipe when you swallow, instead directing them towards your esophagus.
That's your epiglottis.
your skin of course!