Assertion: epiglottis | /r/HasProperty | elastic cartilage
Facets:
value: with a leaf-shaped structure
type: OTHER
value: at the root of the tongue
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: It is an elastic cartilage covered with a mucus membrane situated at the entryway of the larynx (voice box) and the base of the tongue.
text: The epiglottis is a flap of elastic cartilage that sits beneath the tongue at the back of the throat.
text: Epiglottis is a elastic flap of tissue that is shaped like a thin leaf and situated at the root of the tongue.
text: The epiglottis is a piece of elastic cartilage covered with a mucous membrane.
text: The epiglottis is an elastic cartilage structure at the root of the tongue that prevents food from entering the windpipe (trachea) when swallowing.
text: The epiglottis is an elastic cartilage with a leaf-shaped structure placed inside the thyroid cartilage in the anterior position and projecting upward and backward above the laryngeal opening.
text: It is a flap of elastic cartilage covered by mucous membrane.