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What happens to the larynx as you swallow the food you eat?
There is a piece of cartilage called the epiglottis which folds over the opening of the larynx as the person is swallowing. This prevents food from going into the windpipe.
Why can't a penguin chew food?
They have no teeth. Like other birds, they swallow bits of rock which stay in their gullets, and are used to pulverize the food, which is swallowed whole.
What happens to most of the bacteria that swallow with your food?
Stomach acid also kills most bacteria that you might swallow with you food.
What happens if you swallow your food with out chewing?
Well, you might choke...
What Happens if you try to swallow a large piece of food?
you chock
Your epiglottis folds down to block the entrance to your windpipe when you do what?
Your epiglottis folds down to block the entrance to your windpipe when you swallow food or liquids. This action helps prevent them from entering your respiratory system and instead directs them towards your esophagus for digestion in the stomach.
How do teeth work?
the teeth go up and down to chew and grind the food so it can go down our gullets. :)
What happens if you swallow a whole peppermint?
It gets digested with all the other food you have eaten. Though try not to swallow it straight away, a peppermint is to enjoy.
What happens if you swallow your food whole and don't chew?
You can choke because the food is too big to go down your throat to your stomache.
Why would frog and toad close their eyes when they swallowing?
Their eyes push backwards when they close them and it helps to push the food down their gullets.
What is the ridges on the roof of your mouth called?
The ridges on the roof of your mouth help our tongues manipulate food for digesting before we swallow. They are like treads so that the food doesn't just slip down our throat or all over our mouth.They are called transverse palatine folds or friction ridges
When these ligaments or folds come together they prevent food from entering the lower respiratory tract?
vestibular folds
