Assertion: epiglottis | /r/HasProperty | bent posteriorly
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Source sentences:
text: During swallowing the hyoid bone and larynx rise and the epiglottis is bent posteriorly and downward due to pressure from the base of the tongue and contraction of muscles in the aryepiglottic fold.
text: During swallowing the hyoid bone and larynx rise and the epiglottis is bent posteriorly and downward due to pressure from the base of the tongue and contraction of muscles in the aryepiglottic fold.