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How does your air get lungs?
when you breath in a flap in your throat opens up, the air goes through this flap and into your lungs this is why it is bad to speak whilst eating because the food can go into the lungs this is also how tar from cigarettes gets into the lungs
How air gets into your lungs?
when you breath in a flap in your throat opens up, the air goes through this flap and into your lungs this is why it is bad to speak whilst eating because the food can go into the lungs this is also how tar from cigarettes gets into the lungs
What prevent the entry of food into the trachea?
The thin muscular flap that keeps food from entering the trachea is the Epiglottis.
What keeps food from going down your lungs?
epiglottis
What keeps food from entering the lungs?
bcoz the food goes in the food pipe and the air we breathe it goes in the wind pipe . the body automatically takes out the food incase the food enters in the body and that is why sometimes we laugh and eat so we get a sudden cough
What keeps food masses from entering the respiratory system?
The epiglottis is the flap that prevents food and water from entering the trachea.
What prevents food from entering the lungs during the process of swallowing?
The epiglottis, a flap of tissue in the throat, prevents food from entering the lungs during swallowing by covering the opening to the windpipe.
If both food and air enters your mout what keeps your lungs functioning?
whats prevents food from going down your lungs
What is the name of the organ that keeps food from going into the lungs?
The epiglottis
What is a flap tissue that closes the passage to the trachea and lungs?
which of these is a flap that shut off the passage to the trachea and lungs
What role and function does the epiglottis play?
The epiglottis is a flap of tissue at the base of the tongue that covers the trachea when you swallow to prevent food and liquids from entering the airway. It helps direct food and liquids to the esophagus for digestion.
What is a flap of skin that shuts off the passage to the lungs?
The flap of skin that shuts off the passage to the lungs is called the epiglottis.
