Assertion: larynx | /r/CapableOf | prevent water
Facets:
value: from entering the larynx
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: in cetaceans
type: LOCATION
value: from entering the lower respiratory tract
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: Such an arrangement of the larynx allows marsupials to breathe and suck milk simultaneously; in cetaceans it prevents water from entering the larynx while food is being swallowed.
text: larynx prevents food and water from entering the lower respiratory tract by a cartilage flap
text: Such an arrangement of the larynx allows marsupials to breathe and suck milk simultaneously; in cetaceans it prevents water from entering the larynx while food is being swallowed.