Assertion: epiglottis | /r/HasProperty | cartilaginous structure
Facets:
value: behind the tongue
type: LOCATION
value: at the top of the larynx
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: Furthermore, epiglottis is a cartilaginous structure while uvula is a muscular structure.
text: The epiglottis is a cartilaginous structure located behind the tongue, preventing the food from entering the trachea.
text: The epiglottis is a cartilaginous structure at the top of the larynx and behind the tongue that closes the trachea during swallowing, diverting food to the esophagus.
text: The epiglottis a cartilaginous structure located at the back of the throat, just beneath the tongue.
text: The epiglottis is a cartilaginous structure located in the throat behind the tongue and at the entrance of the larynx.
text: The epiglottis is a cartilaginous structure that is covered by a mucus membrane.
text: Epiglottis is a flap like cartilaginous structure which covers the glottis.
text: This is an infection of the epiglottis (that cartilaginous structure at the back of the tongue that prevents food from dropping into the windpipe) by bacteria called hemophilus influenzae type b (hib).