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Answer #1
When we Breathe, the epiglottis moves to allow air into the lungs.
Answer #2
keeps food from going into your lungs
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How does the trachea walls accommodate both breathing and swallowing?
the epiglottis prevent food to the trachea
Why is the epiglottis important to feeding?
The epiglottis is very important because it stops the food from going into your trachea (windpipe). It guides the food to bypass the trachea and straight to your oesophagus.
What is the job of a epiglottis?
The epiglottis is a flap that protects the Trachea, breathing tube, from getting substances such as food in it. One side of it is covered with cells that are part of the digestive tract and the other side is covered with cells from the breathing tract. It even has some taste buds on it.
You have an elongated epiglottis and it touches the back of your throat what can be done?
If the epiglottis is elongated and touching the back of the throat, it should be looked at by a physician. Normally, this piece of skin that goes over the breathing tube when a person swallows, does not get in the way of the throat.
Why is the epiglottis's is important?
its so important becuase it literally stops food that you swollow from getting to the trachea.
What is a flap of tissue that closes the passage to the trachea and lungs?
It is the epiglottis.
What will most likely happen when food is in the trachea?
There is a skin flap which is called the epiglottis. The epiglottis covers the trachea upon reflexes.
What structure guards the entrance to the trachea during swallowing?
That's the epiglottis. It blocks either the trachea or esophagus, depending on whether breathing or eating is happening.
How does EPIGLOTTIS protect the respiratory system?
The epiglottis protects the trachea, which handles breathing. When you swallow food, the epiglottis covers the entrance to the trachea so food doesn't get in. Occasionally small bits of food do get in, and that's when you hear people say things like "My food/drink just went down the wrong pipe." Fortunately, for small bits of food like this, coughing it up is usually enough to expel it.
What is the function of the epiglottis in the human body Thank you?
The epiglottis is a flap of tissue that selectively blocks the trachea and the esophagus as needed. It blocks the esophagus, allowing flow through the trachea when breathing. It blocks the trachea, allowing flow through the esophagus when swallowing. This prevents choking and inhalation of food.
Does the epiglottis prevent food from entering the windpipe?
Yes epiglottis act as a shield or better to say a door with onesided movement.when we eat something the door(epiglottis) closes the entrance to windpipe or larynx and after the food passes to the food pipe or pharynx it again opens up and allow breathing.
What is the epigollatus?
If you meant epiglottis, then it is a flap a cartilage located behind your tongue and in front of the larynx. The epiglottis is fairly important for the respiratory and digestive system, because it serves as a gate for the trachea and the esophagus. When the epiglottis is in a resting position is allows air to pass into the larynx and the lungs, but when a person swallows the epiglottis folds up and allows for food and liquids to enter the esophagus, and not the windpipe.
