Assertion: epiglottis | /r/CapableOf | fold over the glottis
Facets:
value: to prevent food
type: PURPOSE
value: to prevent liquid
type: PURPOSE
value: basically
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: Basically, when you swallow your food, the epiglottis folds over the glottis to stop food and liquids from reaching the windpipe, which is also called the trachea.
text: Neck muscles lift the hyoid bone that causes the epiglottis to fold down and close the glottis.
text: The neck muscles lift the hyoid bone causing the epiglottis to fold down and close the glottis .
text: When we swallow, the epiglottis folds down over the glottis and the larynx moves up, thereby covering the entrance to the trachea.
text: During deglutition (swallowing), the soft palate rises to close off the nasopharynx, the larynx elevates, and the epiglottis folds over the glottis.
text: The epiglottis is the thin elastic cartilaginous structure located at the root of the tongue that folds over the glottis to prevent food and liquid from entering the trachea during the act of swallowing.
text: When you swallow food, the epiglottis folds over the glottis to stop liquid and food from going into the trachea (wind pipeline).
text: When we swallow, the epiglottis folds over the glottis so that food and liquid end up in the digestive tract and not in the airway.
text: When the tongue moves backward during the swallowing process, the epiglottis folds down and closes the glottis.