Epiglottis
When you swallow, a small flap of tissue called the epiglottis covers the opening to the windpipe (trachea), directing food down the esophagus into the stomach. This process is coordinated by the swallowing reflex, preventing food from entering the windpipe and causing choking.
The thin folds at the top of the windpipe are called vocal cords. These are two small bands of muscle tissue that vibrate when air passes through them, allowing us to produce sound and speak.
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When you swallow, a small flap of tissue called the epiglottis covers the opening to the windpipe (trachea), directing food down the esophagus into the stomach. This process is coordinated by the swallowing reflex, preventing food from entering the windpipe and causing choking.
The thin folds at the top of the windpipe are called vocal cords. These are two small bands of muscle tissue that vibrate when air passes through them, allowing us to produce sound and speak.
This smalflap of tissue is known as the epiglottis. It blocks the trachea (windpipe) during the swallowing of food andliquids.
It can be if it rotts or falls into your bronchi.
It's called the epiglottis. It closes over the bronchial tube (which leads to the lungs) to prevent food being inhaled instead of swallowed.
The epiglottis typically measures around 1-2 inches in length. It is a leaf-shaped flap of cartilage located in the throat that helps prevent food and liquid from entering the trachea during swallowing by covering the opening of the windpipe.
The windpipe (trachea) is the odd one, as it isn't part of the digestive system. The rest of the organs are digestive organs.
A small muscle in the back of your throat called the epiglotis.
The epiglottis normally keeps this from happening.* How The Epiglottis Works:When you swallow, a small flap - called the epiglottis - briefly covers the top of the windpipe (or trachea) so that food goes the right way, into the digestive system, and not the wrong way, into the respiratory tract.The flap can't stay down all the time, or you would not be able to breathe! Sometimes a little food or liquid does get into the windpipe - perhaps if you ingest it very quickly - and that's when you cough to get it out again.When you swallow, the epiglottis should automatically cover the windpipe, so swallowing is a good way to suppress a cough if you are somewhere where you don't want to make a noise...
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salivary galnds,windpipe, gullet, stomach, small intestine, large intestineand rectum. - i think?
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