1) Cartilaginous structure 2) Digestive system component 3) Part of the throat
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The epiglottis is a flap that is made of elastic cartilage tissue covered with a mucous membrane, attached to the entrance of the larynx. It projects obliquely upwards behind the tongue and the hyoid bone, pointing dorsally. There are taste buds on the epiglottis. ==Structure== The epiglottis is shaped like a leaf, with the stem attached to the an...
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• (n.) A cartilaginous lidlike appendage which closes the glottis while food or drink is passing while food or drink is passing through the pharynx.
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The flap that covers the trachea during swallowing so that food does not enter the lungs.
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A flexible flap of cartilage covered with mucous membrane in mammals that is attached to the wall of the pharynx near the base of the tongue. During swallowing it covers the glottis (the opening to the respiratory tract) and helps to prevent food from entering the trachea (windpipe), although it is ...
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(ep″ĭ-glot´is) the lidlike cartilaginous structure overhanging the entrance to the larynx; the muscular action of swallowing closes the opening to the trachea by placing the larynx against the epiglottis, so that food and drink are prevented from entering the larynx and trachea and directed instead into the esophag...
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The cartilagenous structure which overhangs the larynx to prevent food entering it when swallowing.
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A lid-like structure which covers the entrance to the larynx during respiration and closes it during deglutition.
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(Humans as organisms) small flap at the back of the tongue; it closes the top of the trachea when we swallow so that food does not go down the wrong way. (It does not always work properly; if food goes down the wrong way you cough to try to get the lump of food out of your windpipe.)
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Ep`i·glot'tis noun [ New Latin , from Greek ...;
'epi` upon + ..., ..., tongue. See
Glottis .]
(Anat.) A cartilaginous lidlike appendage which closes the glottis while food or drink is passing while food or drink is passing through the pharynx.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: ep′i-glot′is Definitions: 1. A leaf-shaped plate of elastic fibrocartilage, covered with mucous membrane, at the root of the tongue, which serves as a diverter valve over the superior aperture of the larynx during the act of swallowing; it stands erect when liquids are being swallowed but is passively bent over...
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Epiglottis: The flap that covers the trachea during swallowing so that food does not enter the lungs. Not everything in medicine is perfectly logical. The name epiglottis was compounded from "epi-" and "- glottis" from the Greek "glotta" meaning "tongue" since it was once believed that the epiglottis was atta...
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(ep;u1-glot;is) A leaflike structure positioned on top of the larynx. It covers the glottis during swallowing.
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The epiglottis is a fibro-cartilaginous lid shaped like a leaf which covers the upper opening of the larynx. It is covered by a mucous membrane and contains taste and mucous glands.
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epiglottis 1. A lid-like piece of cartilage that folds over the windpipe during swallowing to prevent food going into the lungs. 2. A flap of cartilage situated at the base of the tongue that covers the opening to the air passages when swallowing, preventing food or liquids from entering the windpipe or trachea. 3. The thin elastic cartilaginous ...
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epi, upon; glottis, mouth of the windpipe.
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flap of cartilage that covers the larynx during swallowing; diverts food to the esophagus and prevents it from entering the respiratory tract
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a flap of cartilage that covers over the windpipe when swallowing
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A part of the voice box (larynx). It is a flap of hard tissue (cartilage) that protects your airway by stopping food, drinks and saliva going into your lungs.
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noun a flap of cartilage that covers the windpipe while swallowing
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Small flap located behind the root of the tongue in mammals. It closes off the end of the windpipe during swallowing to prevent food from passing into it and causing choking. The action of the epiglottis is a highly complex reflex process involving two phases. During the first stage a mouthful of chewed food is lifted by the tongue towards the top ...
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Greek epi = upon, and glottis = larynx, hence the uppermost part of the larynx.
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a thin, valvelike, cartilaginous structure that covers the glottis during swallowing, preventing the entrance of food and drink into the larynx. See diag. under
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