Assertion: epiglottis | /r/AtLocation | the base of the tongue
Facets:
value: in the throat
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: The epiglottis is a flap made of elastic cartilage tissue covered with a mucous membrane, attached to the entrance of the larynx and the base of the tongue.
text: The epiglottis is a small flap of cartilage, attached to the base of the tongue in the throat, that closes off the windpipe, or trachea, when you swallow.