Assertion: epiglottis | /r/AtLocation | resting position
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text: When the epiglottis is in a resting position is allows air to pass into the larynx and the lungs, but when a person swallows the epiglottis folds up and allows for food and liquids to enter the esophagus, and not the windpipe.
text: When the epiglottis is in the resting position, it is held by the thyroepiglottic and the hyoepiglottic ligaments.