Assertion: epiglottis | /r/CapableOf | prevent food
Facets:
value: from entering the trachea
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: from entering the larynx
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: from going into it
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: from entering the respiratory tract
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: from entering the windpipe
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: from entering the airway
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: from entering these structures
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: from entering the air passages
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: ultimately
type: DEGREE
value: from entering the lungs
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: in this way
type: MANNER
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 function of the uvula is to help produce the sound, but sometimes it also aids in sending signals to the brain when food touch against it whereas epiglottis prevents the food and liquid entering in the trachea during swallowing after getting signals from the brain which reach there signaling through uvula.
text: The epiglottis can close down over the larynx when someone is eating or drinking, preventing these food and liquids from entering the airway.
text: During swallowing, the epiglottis bends backwards, folding over the entrance to the trachea, and preventing food from going into it.
text: In this way, the epiglottis prevents food from entering the trachea.
text: Furthermore, epiglottis prevents food and liquids from entering the trachea while uvula closes the nasopharynx during swallowing.
text: It prevents food from entering into the respiratory tract or aspiration.
text: In certain books, it is mentioned that the uvula helps to close the epiglottis, which ultimately prevents food from entering the trachea.
text: Epiglottis – a tiny flap of connective tissue – prevents food from entering the trachea during swallowing- prevents air from entering the stomach when breathing in Larynx – made up of cartilage-
text: Swallowing During swallowing, the epiglottis bends backwards, folding over the entrance to the trachea, and preventing food from going into it.
text: The epiglottis is a leaf-shaped flap in the throat that prevents food from entering the windpipe and the lungs.
text: During swallowing, the epiglottis bends backwards, folding over the entrance to the trachea, and preventing food from going into it.
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 glottis is responsible for the production of sounds while the epiglottis prevents food from entering into the larynx.
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 prevents food from entering the larynx (i.e. it covers the glottis/larynx during swallowing)
text: The epiglottis sits at the very end of the tongue and covers the voice cords and wind pipe during swallowing, thus preventing food from entering these structures.
text: During the process of swallowing, the epiglottis folds over to cover the glottis and prevents food from blocking the airway.
text: Therefore, it prevents food from entering the respiratory tract or aspiration.
text: The epiglottis is a muscular fold that covers the entrance of the larynx during swallowing, thus preventing food from entering the lungs.
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: During swallowing, the larynx rises and the epiglottis presses downward to partially cover the opening into the larynx, thus preventing food and liquid from entering the air passages.
text: It prevents food from entering the larynx and the windpipe when the dog swallows.
text: The epiglottis is a leaf-shaped flap in the throat that prevents food from entering the windpipe and the lungs.
text: During swallowing, the epiglottis bends backwards, folding over the entrance to the trachea, and preventing food from going into it.
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 cartilaginous structure located behind the tongue, preventing the food from entering the trachea.
text: It prevents the food from entering into the larynx.
text: Epiglottis, a leaf-shaped cartilaginous flap, prevents the food to enter the airway passage of the respiratory system while swallowing.