Assertion: epiglottis | /r/CapableOf | act as flap
Facets:
Source sentences:
text: Situated above the larynx, the epiglottis acts as a flap which closes off the trachea during the act of swallowing to direct food into the esophagus.
text: Epiglottis is a part of the larynx and it actually represents a flap made of elastic type of cartilage covered with a mucus membrane.