Assertion: epiglottis | /r/CapableOf | close over the trachea
Facets:
value: to prevent food/drink
type: PURPOSE
value: during the swallowing
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: As a person swallows, the pharynx moves upward and the epiglottis closes over the trachea, preventing food or drink from entering the trachea.
text: The epiglottis lies at the top of the larynx, and it closes the larynx or the trachea during the swallowing to prevent the food from entering the trachea, The bottom of the trachea is branched into two narrow tubes called (bronchi) which enter the two lungs (one bronchus in each lung).
text: As a person swallows, the pharynx moves upward and the epiglottis closes over the trachea, preventing food or drink from entering the trachea.
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: As a person swallows, the pharynx moves upward and the epiglottis closes over the trachea, preventing food or drink from entering the trachea.