| epiglottis |
a flap of cartilage that covers the windpipe while swallowing
Ãâó: wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn
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| epiglottis |
A small thin flap of cartilage behind the tongue that covers the larynx during swallowing.
Ãâó: www.palaeos.com/Vertebrates/Lists/Glossary/Glossar...
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| epiglottis |
a thin plate of flexible cartilage in front of the Glottis that folds over and protects the glottis while swallowing
Ãâó: aspin.asu.edu/geneinfo/glos-e.htm
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| epiglottis |
A flap of tissue (cartilage) located in the throat just above the larynx. It closes off the larynx during swallowing, to ensure food passes into the stomach and does not enter the airways.
Ãâó: www.spinalnet.co.uk/EEndCom/GBCON/homepage.nsf/0/1...
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| epiglottis |
Flap of skin that keeps food from going into the windpipe
Ãâó: www.umdnj.edu/hsweb/research_glossary/e.htm
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