Assertion: epiglottis | /r/CapableOf | flip over the entrance
Facets:
value: to the larynx
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: The tongue blocks the oral cavity so that food does not come back up into the mouth, the soft palate blocks entry to the nasal cavity, the vocal folds close and the larynx rises with the epiglottis flipping over the entrance to the larynx protecting the airway to the lungs.