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Epiglottis
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Flap over the glottis during swallowing of food?
epiglottis
Why food and air are not usually mixed during swallowing?
they are often mixed during swallowing
How are food and water kept out of the lungs when swallowing?
The epiglottis is the thin elastic cartilaginous structure located at the root of the tongue that folds over the glottis to prevent food and liquid from entering the trachea during the act of swallowing.
Why should you stop talking when chewing and swallowing?
because otherwise the food which you are chewing/swallowing could go down pharynx (throat) rather than the glottis.
Why can you not swallow foods while laughing?
Your body will prevent the food from going into the tube (pharynx) that is shared by both the respiratory tract and the digestive tract. It is more important to keep food out of the lungs. If the food does get that far, you will really cough a lot.
What is the action of the epiglottis?
The function of the epiglottis ( piece of cartilage) is to close the glottis ( trachea) when swallowing to prevent food from going down the wind pipe.
Is the epiglottis is one of the muscles of the face?
No, it is"The thin elastic cartilaginous structure located at the root of the tongue that folds over the glottis to prevent food and liquid from entering the trachea during the act of swallowing."Read more: epiglottis
During swallowing food is blocked from entering the trachea by the?
epiglottis
What stops food going into your windpipe?
Hopefully, you don't have food in your trachea, because if you did, you'd be choking. When you eat, the food should go from your mouth, through your pharynx (the back of your throat), then down into the oesophagus. The opening to the trachea (which is the passageway for air or the "wind pipe") is called the glottis, and the glottis is located just above the larynx (which contains the voice box). (The larynx is also called the Adam's apple). When you swallow, food does NOT enter through the glottis to go down your trachea because the glottis is covered by the epiglottis. So, I think the answer you are looking for is epiglottis: When you swallow, the epiglottis closes the glottis so that the food goes down the oesophagus into your stomach (not down your trachea to make you choke). When you are not swallowing, the glottis is open so that you can breath. Or, were you asking why it is difficult to cough up food when you are choking? That's partly because the air you try to inhale might push the food further down you trachea, and partly because the trachea is made of rings of cartilage that, to some extent, might keep the food from being coughed up as easily as it otherwise might.
Where is the Lid for the larynx?
The epiglottis: It is a A large, spoon-shaped piece of elastic cartilage. During swallowing, the pharynx and larynx rise. Elevation of the pharynx widens it to receive food and drink; elevation of the larynx causes the epiglottis to move down and form a lid over the glottis, closing it off.
What keeps food entering the nasal cavity during swallowing?
jaquasia
What is the apparatus that closes during swallowing to prevent food from entering the trachea?
epiglottis
