Assertion: epiglottis | /r/CapableOf | enter the airway
Facets:
value: to pass into the gastrointestinal tract
type: PURPOSE
value: to the lungs
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: to food
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: It acts as a switch between the larynx and the esophagus to permit air to enter the airway to the lungs and food to pass into the gastrointestinal tract.