Assertion: epiglottis | /r/HasProperty | leaf-shaped flap
Facets:
value: in the throat
type: LOCATION
value: on top of the larynx
type: LOCATION
value: in the adult
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: The epiglottis is a leaf-shaped flap in the throat that prevents food from entering the windpipe and the lungs.
text: The main difference between uvula and epiglottis is that uvula is a piece of flesh that hangs at the back of throat whereas epiglottis is a leaf-shaped cartilaginous flap that is present on the border of the glottis.
text: The epiglottis is a leaf-shaped flap of tissues that projects obliquely from the top of the larynx and its by a band of ...
text: The epiglottis is a leaf-shaped elastic cartilage that attaches to the inner anterior part of the thyroid cartilage and projects upward toward the hyoid bone and base of the tongue.
text: The uvula is a soft tissue structure that is wedge-shaped while the epiglottis is a cartilaginous flap that is leaf-shaped .
text: In the adult, the epiglottis is a "leaf-shaped" cartilage that prevents liquids or foods from entering the respiratory tract.
text: The epiglottis is a small leaf shaped membrane situated immediately behind the root of the tongue and covers the larynx during swallowing.
text: The epiglottis is an elastic leaf-shaped cartilage that covers the entrance to the larynx.
text: The epiglottis is a leaf shaped elastic cartilage.
text: If you mean what prevents food from entering the trachea/windpipe, then the epiglottis is a leaf-shaped piece of cartilage that closes over the trachea to prevent food/drink from entering it during swallowing.
text: The epiglottis is a leaf-shaped flap located behind the tongue, on top of the larynx.
text: The epiglottis is a leaf-shaped flap in the throat that prevents food from entering the windpipe and the lungs.
text: The epiglottis is a leaf-shaped flap occurring behind the tongue, on top of the larynx.
text: The epiglottis is a leaf-shaped flap in the throat that prevents food from entering the windpipe and the lungs.
text: Epiglottis is a leaf-shaped cartilaginous flap that hangs down the windpipe and forms the border of the glottis opening.
text: Uvula is a wedge-shaped soft tissue structure, whereas epiglottis is a leaf-shaped cartilaginous flap.
text: Epiglottis, a leaf-shaped cartilaginous flap, prevents the food to enter the airway passage of the respiratory system while swallowing.
text: It is leaf-shaped cartilaginous flap, which serves in preventing food and liquid from entering the larynx during the swallowing.
text: epiglottis is a leaf-shaped flap of tissues that projects obliquely from the top of the larynx. ...
text: The epiglottis is a leaf-shaped elastic cartilage that attaches to the inner anterior part of the thyroid cartilage and projects upward toward the hyoid bone and base of the tongue.