Assertion: epiglottis | /r/CapableOf | prevent liquid
Facets:
value: from entering the respiratory tract
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: from entering the trachea
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: from entering the airway
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: from entering the air passages
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: The main function of the uvula is to help produce the sound, but sometimes it also aids in sending signals to the brain when food touch against it whereas epiglottis prevents the food and liquid entering in the trachea during swallowing after getting signals from the brain which reach there signaling through uvula.
text: During swallowing, the larynx rises and the epiglottis presses downward to partially cover the opening into the larynx, thus preventing food and liquid from entering the air passages.
text: Furthermore, epiglottis prevents food and liquids from entering the trachea while uvula closes the nasopharynx during swallowing.
text: The epiglottis can close down over the larynx when someone is eating or drinking, preventing these food and liquids from entering the airway.
text: In the adult, the epiglottis is a "leaf-shaped" cartilage that prevents liquids or foods from entering the respiratory tract.