Assertion: epiglottis | /r/HasProperty | a flap of tissue
Facets:
value: to keep out the food
type: PURPOSE
value: during swallowing
type: TEMPORAL
value: at the base of the tongue
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: The epiglottis is a flap of tissue at the base of the tongue that keeps food from going into the trachea, or windpipe, during swallowing.
text: Epiglottis, light micrograph - Stock Image - C018/5172 - Science Photo Library Light micrograph of a section through the epiglottis, the flap of tissue located at the top of the larynx (voicebox). ...
text: The epiglottis is a flap of tissue that covers your trachea, or windpipe, while you eat to prevent food from entering your lungs.
text: The epiglottis is a flap of tissue that covers your trachea, or windpipe, while you eat to prevent food from entering your lungs.
text: Epiglottis is a flap of tissue found at the most superior part of the larynx.
text: The epiglottis is a flap of tissue that sits beneath the tongue at the back of the throat.
text: The epiglottis is a flap of tissue covering the opening of the larynx to keep out the food and fluid from entering the ...